Russia v Azerbaijan, 16 October 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Russia |
| Referee | Aleksander Stavrev |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group F |
| Venue | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow |
| Attendance | 15,033 |
View Russia v Azerbaijan head to head
Kick off: 19:00 Local (16:00 BST)
1
Russia
Manager: Fabio Capello
Goals:
| Roman Shirokov | penalty | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Igor Akinfeev
Defender
Vassili Berezutskiy
Defender
Andrei Eshchenko
Defender
Sergei Ignashevich
Midfielder
Igor Denisov
(captain)
Midfielder
Viktor Faizulin
Midfielder
Dmitriy Kombarov
Midfielder
Aleksandr Samedov
Midfielder
Roman Shirokov
Forward
Alexander Kerzhakov
Forward
Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
| Denis Glushakov for Viktor Faizulin | 46 |
| Vladimir Bystrov for Aleksandr Samedov | 62 |
| Alan Dzagoev for Alexander Kerzhakov | 79 |
Cards:
| Vassili Berezutskiy | 57 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Gabulov
Goalkeeper
Anton Shunin
Defender
Alexei Berezutskiy
Defender
Vladimir Granat
Defender
Renat Yanbaev
Midfielder
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
Midfielder
Vladimir Bystrov
Midfielder
Alan Dzagoev
Midfielder
Denis Glushakov
Midfielder
Dmitry Tarasov
Midfielder/Forward
Maksim Grigoryev
Forward
Artem Dzyuba
Comments:
An 84th-minute penalty by Roman Shirokov was enough for Russia to maintain their 100 per cent record in 2014 World Cup qualifying rounds
0
Azerbaijan
Manager: Berti Vogts
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Kamran Ağayev
Goalkeeper
Ruslan Abişov
Defender
Ali Gokdemir
Defender
Volodimir Levin
Defender
Mahir Sükürov
Defender
(captain)
Maksim Medvedev
Defender/Midfielder
Aleksandr Certoqanov
Midfielder
Vagif Cavadov
Forward
Cihan Özkara
Forward
Vüqar Nadirov
Forward
Branimir Subašić
Forward
Substitutions:
| Javid Hüseynov for Vüqar Nadirov | 46 |
| Rahid Amirquliev for Branimir Subašić | 63 |
| Rauf Aliyev for Aleksandr Certoqanov | 84 |
Cards:
| Maksim Medvedev | 14 | Y |
| Vagif Cavadov | 32 | Y |
| Vüqar Nadirov | 38 | Y |
| Kamran Ağayev | 43 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Salahat Ağayev
Goalkeeper
Anar Nazirov
Defender
Badavi Hüseynov
Defender
Aqil Nabiyev
Defender
Elhad Naziri
Defender/Midfielder
Murad Agaev
Midfielder
Rahid Amirquliev
Forward
Rauf Aliyev
Forward
Javid Hüseynov