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Iraq

FIFA #63
Ugh, no.
Iraq lost to Russia
Iraq 0 – 2 Russia
FT · Sun, Mar 26

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Russia 2, Iraq 0.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Russia 2, Iraq 0.
  • 90'+4'Attempt saved. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk with a cross.
  • 90'+3'Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Russia. Conceded by Jalal Hassan.
  • 90'+2'Hand ball by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
  • 90'+2'Danil Glebov (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Danil Glebov (Russia).
  • 90'+1'Aso Rustom (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ahmad Farhan.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Hamzah Adnan (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Osama Rashid.
  • 88'Foul by Daniil Denisov (Russia).

Line Score

12T
IRQ 00 0
RUS 02 2

Match Leaders

Iraq
Russia

Key Events

90'+3'Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+2'Danil Glebov (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
81'Substitution, Iraq. Karar Nabeel replaces Amjad Attwan.
81'Substitution, Iraq. Aso Rustom replaces Aymen Hussein.
80'Substitution, Russia. Vyacheslav Karavaev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
74'Substitution, Russia. Konstantin Tyukavin replaces Aleksandr Sobolev.
74'Substitution, Iraq. Hamzah Adnan replaces Hasan Raed Matrook.
74'Substitution, Iraq. Ahmad Farhan replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
71'Substitution, Russia. Anton Zinkovskiy replaces Sergey Pinyaev.
67'Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Daniil Fomin.
67'Substitution, Iraq. Hussein Ammar replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
67'Substitution, Iraq. El Ani replaces Ali Adnan.
66'Substitution, Russia. Daniil Khlusevich replaces Maksim Osipenko.
58'Goal! Russia 2, Iraq 0. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maksim Osipenko.
56'Aymen Hussein (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'Goal! Russia 1, Iraq 0. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
45'Substitution, Russia. Anton Miranchuk replaces Danil Prutsev.
45'Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Russia L W D D D
Iraq L W L D W

Starting Lineups

Russia4-3-3
16 Pesjakov
13 Denisov 22 Litvinov 5 Osipenko 2 Silyanov
18 Prutsev 15 Glebov 8 Fomin
27 Oblyakov 7 Sobolev 20 Pinyaev 58'
9 Al-Hamadi 18 Hussein
10 Iqbal
3 Matrook 20 Jabbar 14 Attwan 8 Bayesh
6 Kadhim 4 Nadhim 5 Faez
12 Hassan
Iraq3-4-1-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Russia

  1. SP #16 Sergey PesjakovG
  2. MO #5 Maksim OsipenkoCD-L
  3. RL #22 Ruslan LitvinovCD-R
  4. AS #2 Aleksandr SilyanovLB
  5. DD #13 Danil DenisovRB
  6. DG #15 Danil GlebovCM
  7. DF #8 Daniil FominLM
  8. DP #18 Danil PrutsevRM
  9. AS #7 Aleksandr SobolevF
  10. SP #20 Sergei PinyaevLF58'
  11. IO #27 Ivan OblyakovRF
Substitutes · 6 used

Iraq

  1. JH #12 Jalal HassanG
  2. MN #4 Mustafa NadhimCD
  3. #6 Ali Adnan KadhimCD-L
  4. AF #5 Ali FaezCD-R
  5. OJ #20 Osama JabbarCM-L
  6. AA #14 Amjad AttwanCM-R
  7. #10 Zidane IqbalAM
  8. HR #3 Hasan RaedLM
  9. IB #8 Ibrahim BayeshRM
  10. AA #9 Ali Al-HamadiCF-L
  11. AH #18 Aymen HusseinCF-R
Substitutes · 6 used

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