FIFA International Friendlies

Russia

FIFA #35
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Russia beat Nicaragua
Nicaragua 1 – 3 Russia
FT · Fri, Mar 27

Match Details

Krasnodar Stadium (Krasnodar) · 31,625 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Russia 3, Nicaragua 1.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Russia 3, Nicaragua 1.
  • 90'+4'Offside, Nicaragua. Bancy Hernández is caught offside.
  • 90'+3'Justing Cano (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Maksim Petrov (Russia).
  • 90'+3'Maksim Petrov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Justing Cano (Nicaragua).
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dmitri Barinov following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Jonathan Moncada (Nicaragua).
  • 90'+1'Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ebert Martínez.

Line Score

12T
NCA 10 1
RUS 21 3

Match Leaders

Nicaragua
Russia

Key Events

87'Substitution, Nicaragua. José Martínez replaces Juan Barrera.
87'Substitution, Nicaragua. Jonathan Moncada replaces Byron Bonilla.
83'Substitution, Russia. Dmitri Barinov replaces Danil Prutsev.
83'Goal! Russia 3, Nicaragua 1. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) header from very close range to the top right corner.
75'Substitution, Nicaragua. Jason Coronel replaces Marlon López.
75'Substitution, Nicaragua. Joab Gutiérrez replaces Óscar Acevedo.
67'Substitution, Russia. Georgi Melkadze replaces Lechi Sadulaev.
67'Substitution, Russia. Ilya Vakhania replaces Valentin Paltsev.
67'Substitution, Russia. Maksim Petrov replaces Daniil Fomin because of an injury.
67'Substitution, Russia. Matvey Kislyak replaces Nail Umyarov.
67'Substitution, Russia. Anton Mitryushkin replaces Matvey Safonov.
67'Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Konstantin Tyukavin.
64'Substitution, Nicaragua. Bancy Hernández replaces Jorge García.
52'Valentin Paltsev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47'Christian Reyes (Nicaragua) is shown the red card.
45'Substitution, Russia. Kirill Glebov replaces Yaroslav Gladyshev.
45'Substitution, Nicaragua. Josué Quijano replaces Jefferson Rivera.
45'+3'Goal! Russia 2, Nicaragua 1. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
42'Óscar Acevedo (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16'Goal! Russia 1, Nicaragua 1. Óscar Acevedo (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge García.
3'Goal! Russia 1, Nicaragua 0. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantin Tyukavin with a through ball.

Team Stats

NicaraguaRussia
General
33.3 Possession % 66.7
5 Shots 23
1 On Target 7
3 Offsides 5
3 Corners 6
12 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
174 Passes Completed 429
0 Crosses Won 3
9 Tackles Won 6
7 Interceptions 7
31 Clearances 9
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0

Recent Form

Russia W W W D L
Nicaragua L L L W L

Starting Lineups

Nicaragua3-4-2-1
12 Pineda
19 Martínez 5 Cano 21 Reyes
4 Rivera 17 López 8 Montes 3 Acevedo 16'
11 Barrera 16 García A
10 Bonilla
20 Sadulaev 3' 10 Tyukavin 45'+3'A 21 Gladyshev
25 Prutsev 8 Umiarov 74 Fomin
22 Beveev 2 Morozov 19 Litvinov 5 Paltsev
39 Safonov
Russia4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Russia

  1. MS #39 Matvei SafonovG
  2. EM #2 Evgeny MorozovCD-L
  3. RL #19 Ruslan LitvinovCD-R
  4. MB #22 Mingiyan BeveevLB
  5. VP #5 Valentin PaltsevRB
  6. NU #8 Nail UmiarovCM
  7. DP #25 Danil PrutsevLM
  8. DF #74 Daniil FominRM
  9. KT #10 Konstantin TyukavinF45'+3'
  10. LS #20 Lechii SadulaevLF3'
  11. IG #21 Iaroslav GladyshevRF
Substitutes · 8 used

Nicaragua

  1. EP #12 Erick PinedaG
  2. JC #5 Justing CanoCD
  3. CR #21 Christian ReyesCD-L
  4. EM #19 Evert MartínezCD-R
  5. JM #8 Jacob MontesCM-L
  6. ML #17 Marlon LópezCM-R
  7. OA #3 Oscar AcevedoLM16'
  8. JR #4 Jefferson RiveraRM
  9. JG #16 Jorge GarcíaF
  10. BB #10 Byron BonillaCF-L
  11. JB #11 Juan BarreraCF-R
Substitutes · 6 used

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