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KO
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First Half begins.
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10
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Fedor Smolov Goal
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HT
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Halftime
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45
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On: Zelimkhan Bakaev|Off: Arsen Zakharyan
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45
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On: Roman Zobnin|Off: Aleksandr Erokhin
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50
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Aleksei Miranchuk Yellow Card
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58
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On: Ilya Samoshnikov|Off: Aleksei Miranchuk
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66
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On: Alexander Satariano|Off: Luke Montebello
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66
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On: Tristan Carauna|Off: Stephen Pisani
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68
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Steve Borg Yellow Card
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71
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On: Anton Zabolotny|Off: Fedor Smolov
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75
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On: Shaun Dimech|Off: Cain Attard
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79
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On: Rifat Zhemaletdinov|Off: Aleksei Ionov
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82
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Ryan Camenzuli Yellow Card
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84
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Zelimkhan Bakaev Penalty - Scored
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86
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On: Kurt Shaw|Off: Andrei Agius
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86
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On: Nikolai Muscat|Off: Teddy Teuma
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FT
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End Regular Time
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- Guilherme
- Karavaev
- Osipenko
- Diveev
- Kuzyaev
- MiranchukOn: Ilya Samoshnikov | Off: Aleksei Miranchuk
- Barinov
- ErokhinOn: Roman Zobnin | Off: Aleksandr Erokhin
- ZakharyanOn: Zelimkhan Bakaev | Off: Arsen Zakharyan
- SmolovOn: Anton Zabolotny | Off: Fedor Smolov
- IonovOn: Rifat Zhemaletdinov | Off: Aleksei Ionov
No. | Name | |
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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15
Aleksei Miranchuk
50'
Goals
0
58'
13
Ilya Samoshnikov
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
45'
11
Roman Zobnin
Goals
0
|
||
9
Fedor Smolov
10'
Goals
1
71'
7
Anton Zabolotny
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
45'
10
Zelimkhan Bakaev
84'
Goals
1
|
||
Goals
0
79'
19
Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Goals
0
|
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Substitutes | ||
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
||
Saves
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
||
16
Andrey Lunev
Saves
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
Game Information
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VENUE: Otkrytie Arena
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COVERAGE: ESPN+
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Moscow, Russia
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ATTENDANCE: 10,508
Match Commentary
- | Match ends, Russia 2, Malta 0. | |
90'+4' | Second Half ends, Russia 2, Malta 0. | |
90'+3' | Hand ball by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia). |
Match Stats


Possession
Shots (on Goal)
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13 | Fouls | 6 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
12 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 5 |
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