Azerbaijan beats Finland in European Cup qualifying

Azerbaijan’s football team sealed a 1:0 win over Finland in a European Cup qualifying home game on Wednesday.

In the intense struggle, midfielder Emin Imamaliyev scored the only goal just seven minutes before the match ended, to the acclaim of jubilant fans flocking the Tofig Bahramov Stadium in Baku.

The victory – the first one in the qualifying leg of the championship - brings the number of the national team’s points to four.*