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His strike broke the deadlock an hour into the match against Azerbaijan. He curled in a 25-yard free kick giving the goalkeeper no chance.
Elliott had a chance to score a second ten minutes later but headed just wide, before Luton striker Warren Feeney made it 2-0 with a penalty five minutes from time.
Northern Ireland remain in 4th place in Group 6, with now one win, three draws and three defeats from their seven games so far. Qualification for next year's tournament is mathematically impossible.
They play England on Wednesday at Windsor Park, Belfast, with Elliott expected to be involved again.
Meanwhile, City manager Peter Taylor guided England Under-21s to a 4-0 win against Wales last night. Tigers midfielder John Welsh was an un-used substitute. They play again on Wednesday, away to Germany.