F91 Dudelange v FK Qarabag: Europa League game halted by drone - BBC Sport
The Europa League game between F91 Dudelange and FK Qarabag is temporarily halted as a drone is flown over the ground.
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The Europa League game between F91 Dudelange and FK Qarabag was temporarily halted when a drone was flown over the ground.

A delay of more than 15 minutes followed the appearance of the drone, which was carrying a flag.

Players from Luxembourgish side Dudelange and Qarabag, of Azerbaijan, tried to bring the drone down by kicking the ball at it.

The incident happened in the first half of the match, which Qarabag won 4-1.

Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, who is on loan from English Premier League side Bournemouth until January, was in goal for Qarabag.

The flag appeared to be that of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a landlocked separatist region within Azerbaijan.

Although the area is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, it is in practice an independently-run, ethnically-Armenian enclave which came into being after a conflict between the two countries starting in 1988.

Originally, FK Qarabag was a team from the city of Agdam in Nagorno-Karabakh, but it moved to Baku in 1993.
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Both countries signed a ceasefire in 1994, although the war has never technically ended. Dozens were killed when clashes broke out in the region in 2016.

Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan refused to play in the Europa League final in Baku last May because he feared for his safety in Azerbaijan's capital.

Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 to take the trophy.

In 2014 a drone trailing an Albanian flag and a map showing Albanian nationalist claims on neighbouring states was flown over the pitch during a Euro 2016 qualifying match between Serbia and Albania.

The incident sparked a brawl and the match had to be abandoned.
• None Attempt missed. Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simeon Slavchev.
• None Goal! F91 Dudelange 1, FK Qarabag 4. Antoine Bernier (F91 Dudelange) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• None Attempt blocked. Corenthyn Lavie (F91 Dudelange) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Bernier.
• None Attempt missed. Ailton (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Araz Abdullayev with a cross following a corner.
• None Attempt saved. Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rashad Sadiqov.
• None Mahir Emreli (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• None Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (F91 Dudelange) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sabir Bougrine.
• None Attempt missed. Sabir Bougrine (F91 Dudelange) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page