VAR awarded Lithuania a penalty at 8', and Kucys converted at 9' to make it 1-0. Azerbaijan answered five minutes later: Emreli finished Tellur Mutallimov's assist at 14' for 1-1. Azerbaijan then collected bookings for Rahil Mammadov at 27' and Mutallimov at 39'. The teams reached half-time level at 1-1.
Azerbaijan replaced Emil Safarov with Rufat Abdullazada at 45'. Lithuania's Gvidas Gineitis was booked at 52', followed by an Aleksey Isayev booking for Azerbaijan at 56'. Lithuania brought on Domantas Sluta for Vykintas Slivka at 57'; Azerbaijan made a double change at 60', introducing Toral Bayramov and Musa Qurbanli. Modestas Vorobjovas and Motiejus Burba entered for Lithuania at 66'.
Lithuania made two more changes at 77', with Eligijus Jankauskas and Ignas Venckus replacing Artur Dolznikov and Kucys. Azerbaijan sent on Vusal Iskenderli at 87' and Jalal Huseynov at 90+2'. The visitors had nine shots to Lithuania's six, but neither side scored again. Emreli's quick equalizer remained the defining moment: the hosts' lead lasted only five minutes, and Azerbaijan's response secured a share of the points.
| Metric | Lithuania | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 6 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 3 |
| Corners | 0 | 2 |
| Fouls | 16 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 2 | 1 |