Stadion Luzhniki - Moscow 16/10/2012 - 17:00CET (19:00 local time)
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Russia - Azerbaijan 1-0 - 16/10/2012 - Match page - FIFA World Cup 2014
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Russia leave it late to see off Azerbaijan
Published: Tuesday 16 October 2012, 19.00CET
Though his team were given a stern test throughout, Roman Shirokov's penalty six minutes from time earned Russia a fourth consecutive victory in FIFA World Cup qualifying Group F at the expense of Azerbaijan.
If anyone doubted Russia's credentials, those suspicions were dispelled when they overcame Portugal 1-0 on Friday. Building on that eye-catching win, the hosts dominated proceedings in Moscow and eventually broke Azerbaijan's brave resistance courtesy of Shirokov's late penalty.
Lineups
 | Russia |  | Azerbaijan |
| 1 | Akinfeev (GK) | 1 | K. Agayev (GK) 43 |
| 4 | Ignashevich | 4 | Shukurov (C) |
| 7 | Denisov (C) | 7 | Javadov32 |
| 9 | Kokorin | 8 | Chertoganov 84 |
| 11 | Kerzhakov79 | 9 | Cihan Özkara |
| 14 | V. Berezutski57 | 10 | Subašić63 |
| 15 | Shirokov 84 | 13 | Gokdemir |
| 19 | Samedov62 | 15 | Abışov |
| 20 | Fayzulin46 | 17 | Nadirov3846 |
| 22 | Eschenko | 18 | Medvedev14 |
| 23 | D. Kombarov | 21 | Levin |
Substitutes | |||
| 12 | Gabulov (GK) | 12 | Nazirov (GK) |
| 13 | Shunin (GK) | 23 | S. Agayev (GK) |
| 2 | Grigoryev | 2 | Guseynov |
| 3 | Granat | 3 | Nabiyev |
| 5 | Yanbaev | 5 | Agaev |
| 8 | Glushakov46 | 6 | Naziri |
| 10 | Dzagoev79 | 11 | R. Aliyev84 |
| 16 | Bilyaletdinov | 16 | C. Hüseynov46 |
| 17 | Dzyuba | 19 | Amirguliyev63 |
| 18 | Bystrov62 | ||
| 21 | Tarasov | ||
Coaches | |||
| Fabio Capello (ITA) | Berti Vogts (GER) | ||
Referee | |||
| Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD) | |||
Standings
Group F
| P | Pts | |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 4 | 12 |
 Israel | 4 | 7 |
 Portugal | 4 | 7 |
 Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 |
 Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 |
 Luxembourg | 4 | 1 |
Last updated: 18/04/2013 21:04 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Matches
| F | Russia |  |  | Azerbaijan |  | |
| F | Israel |  |  | Luxembourg | | |
| I | Belarus |  |  | Georgia | | |
| G | Latvia |  |  | Liechtenstein | | |
| D | Andorra |  |  | Estonia | | |
| D | Romania |  |  | Netherlands | | |
| E | Cyprus |  |  | Norway | | |
| H | Ukraine |  |  | Montenegro | | |
| C | Faroe Islands |  |  | Republic of Ireland | | |
| A | Croatia |  |  | Wales | | |
| B | Czech Republic |  |  | Bulgaria | | |
| G | Bosnia and Herzegovina |  |  | Lithuania | | |
| E | Iceland |  |  | Switzerland | | |
| A | FYROM |  |  | Serbia | | |
| D | Hungary |  |  | Turkey | | |
| G | Slovakia |  |  | Greece | | |
| H | San Marino |  |  | Moldova | | |
| C | Austria |  |  | Kazakhstan | | |
| A | Belgium |  |  | Scotland | | |
| B | Italy |  |  | Denmark | | |
| C | Germany |  |  | Sweden | | |
| E | Albania |  |  | Slovenia | | |
| I | Spain |  |  | France | | |
| F | Portugal |  |  | Northern Ireland | |
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.- 84R. Aliyev (in) - Chertoganov (out) (Azerbaijan)
- 84Shirokov (Russia) scores from the penalty spot.
- 79Dzagoev (in) - Kerzhakov (out) (Russia)
- 63Amirguliyev (in) - Subašić (out) (Azerbaijan)