He said the match ended in logical score, APA reports.

"We failed to perform good attacks in today's match. Azerbaijan squad played determined in defence. Generally, Azerbaijan displayed a very good performance and Emin Imameliyev's goal from distance was beautiful. I congratulate him on this goal," he said.

Hodgson noted they had come to Baku to win and added that such events happen in football.

"There may be different results in football. I wouldn’t say we had become more confident after Azerbaijan’s defeat by Poland and this played important role in our defeat. We had valued the rival. It is just Azerbaijan played very well in defence. I think this team may gain points from other group leaders with such excellent performance as well," he underscored.