Azerbaijan v Finland, 02 April 1997
| Score | 2-1 to Finland |
| Referee | Graham Poll |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 3 |
| Venue | Tofiq Bakhramov Republican Stadium, Baku |
| Attendance | 19,000 |
View Azerbaijan v Finland head to head
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Azerbaijan
Manager: Vagif Sadigov
Goals:
| Nazim Suleymanov | penalty | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Aleksandr Zhidkov
Defender
Emin Ağayev
Defender
Tarlan Ahmedov
Midfielder
Rasim Abuşev
Midfielder
Mirbaghir Isayev
Midfielder
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
Midfielder
Rufat Quliyev
Forward
Yunis Hüseynov
Forward
Qurban Qurbanov
Forward
Nazim Suleymanov
Substitutions:
| Mahmud Qurbanov for Mirbaghir Isayev | 83 |
| Khagani Mamedov for Rasim Abuşev | 89 |
2
Finland
Manager: Richard Moller Nielsen
Goals:
| Jari Litmanen | 25 |
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| Mika-Matti Paatelainen | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Antti Niemi
Goalkeeper
Sami Hyypiä
Defender
Jukka Koskinen
Defender
Janne-Pekka Mäkelä
Defender
Sami Mahlio
Midfielder
Jussi Nuorela
Midfielder
Jarkko Wiss
Midfielder
Jari Litmanen
Forward
Mika Nurmela
Forward
Mika-Matti Paatelainen
Forward
Antti Sumiala
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kari Rissanen for Sami Mahlio | 72 |
| Marko Myyry for Janne-Pekka Mäkelä | 72 |