China vs Russia , 2026 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
China
  • 60': Wang Shuang
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Russia
  • 54': Natalya Mashina
  • 86': Azalia Zalmieva

About

China are hosting Russia at Dongxihu Sports Centre, Wuhan, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Natalia Morozova (Russia Women).
  • 3': Zhang Linyan (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Veronika Kuropatkina.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Shao Ziqin (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chen Qiaozhu.
  • 7': Foul by Wurigumula (China PR).
  • 7': Alsu Goncharenko (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Nadezhda Smirnova.
  • 12': Alsu Goncharenko (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Wurigumula (China PR).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Tatiana Petrova (Russia Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Russia Women. Conceded by Wu Haiyan.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Darina Ishmukhametova (Russia Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pan Hongyan (China PR). Assisted by Natalia Morozova with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Russia Women. Conceded by Pan Hongyan.
  • 29': Foul by Alsu Goncharenko (Russia Women).
  • 29': Wang Shuang (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Natalia Mashina.
  • 32': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Natalia Silina.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Zhang Linyan (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Wang Linlin (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shao Ziqin.
  • 34': Offside, Russia Women. Natalia Mashina is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Natalia Silina.
  • 38': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Veronika Kuropatkina.
  • 40': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Veronika Kuropatkina.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Wang Aifang (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Shao Ziqin (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wurigumula.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Zhang Linyan (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wurigumula following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, China PR 0, Russia Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins China PR 0, Russia Women 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Russia Women. Elizaveta Semenova replaces Alsu Goncharenko.
  • 47': Foul by Polina Yuklyaeva (Russia Women).
  • 47': Zhang Linyan (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Marina Fedorova (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Chen Qiaozhu (China PR).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Nadezhda Smirnova (Russia Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darina Ishmukhametova.
  • 51': Offside, Russia Women. Polina Yuklyaeva is caught offside.
  • 52': Handball by Wang Shuang (China PR).
  • 54': Goal! China PR 0, Russia Women 1. Natalia Mashina (Russia Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marina Fedorova.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Darina Ishmukhametova (Russia Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Natalia Morozova with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Wang Aifang (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 60': Goal! China PR 1, Russia Women 1. Wang Shuang (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shao Ziqin.
  • 61': Substitution, China PR. Liu Jing replaces Wang Aifang.
  • 61': Substitution, China PR. Wang Yanwen replaces Shao Ziqin.
  • 63': Substitution, Russia Women. Arina Shuba replaces Tatiana Petrova.
  • 63': Substitution, Russia Women. Yana Sheina replaces Polina Yuklyaeva.
  • 63': Substitution, Russia Women. Kira Petukhova replaces Natalia Mashina.
  • 64': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Arina Shuba.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Kira Petukhova (Russia Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anna Kozhnikova following a fast break.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Wang Shuang (China PR) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Natalia Silina (Russia Women). Assisted by Yao Wei.
  • 71': Corner, Russia Women. Conceded by Zhang Chengxue.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Veronika Kuropatkina (Russia Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nadezhda Smirnova with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, China PR. Deng Mengye replaces Wang Linlin.
  • 73': Substitution, China PR. Li Qingtong replaces Wurigumula.
  • 73': Nadezhda Smirnova (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Zhang Chengxue (China PR).
  • 74': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 75': Substitution, Russia Women. Zarina Sharifova replaces Nadezhda Smirnova.
  • 75': Substitution, Russia Women. Azalia Zalmieva replaces Darina Ishmukhametova.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Zhang Linyan (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Natalia Morozova (Russia Women).
  • 78': Natalia Morozova (Russia Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Foul by Azalia Zalmieva (Russia Women).
  • 80': Deng Mengye (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Deng Mengye (China PR).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Arina Shuba (Russia Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pan Hongyan (China PR). Assisted by Kira Petukhova.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Yana Sheina (Russia Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pan Hongyan (China PR). Assisted by Elizaveta Semenova.
  • 86': Corner, Russia Women. Conceded by Pan Hongyan.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Anna Kozhnikova (Russia Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arina Shuba with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Veronika Kuropatkina (Russia Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anna Kozhnikova following a corner.
  • 86': Goal! China PR 1, Russia Women 2. Azalia Zalmieva (Russia Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Veronika Kuropatkina following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Zhang Linyan (China PR) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zhang Chengxue with a cross.
  • 90': Kira Petukhova (Russia Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Yao Wei (China PR).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Russia Women. Anna Kozhnikova is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Russia Women. Ksenia Oleksyuk replaces Marina Fedorova.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Natalia Morozova (Russia Women).
  • 90'+1': Deng Mengye (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Wang Yanwen (China PR) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Wang Shuang with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Li Qingtong (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liu Jing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Liu Jing (China PR) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wang Shuang.
  • 90'+3': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Anna Kozhnikova.
  • 90'+5': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Elizaveta Semenova.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, China PR 1, Russia Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, China PR 1, Russia Women 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 10
1 Saves 3
36.8 Possession 63.2
12 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
191 Accurate Passes 375
283 Passes 467
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
10 Crosses 37
0.5 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 38
15 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 10
47 Effective Clearances 16
47 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Dongxihu Sports Centre
Location: Wuhan, China PR

Line-Ups

CHN China (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Pan Hongyan (GK)
4 Wang Linlin
5 Wu Haiyan
3 Chen Qiaozhu
20 Zhang Chengxue
15 Wang Aifang
19 Zhang Linyan
7 Wang Shuang
8 Yao Wei
23 Shao Ziqin
9 Wurigumula
China Substitutes:
Deng Mengye, Huo Yuexin, Jin Kun, Li Qingtong, Liu Chen, Liu Jing, Wang Yanwen, Xie Zongmei.

RUS Russia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Natalia Silina (GK)
3 Anna Kozhnikova
2 Veronkia Kuropatkina
19 Darina Ishmukhametova
7 Alsu Abdullina
15 Natalia Morozova Yellow Card
10 Nadezhda Smirnova
18 Polina Yuklyaeva
14 Tatiana Petrova
17 Marina Fedorova
9 Natalya Mashina
Russia Substitutes:
Arina Shuba, Azalia Zalmieva, Zarina Sharifova, Elizaveta Semenova, Kira Petukhova, Ksenia Oleksyuk, Yuliana Kamorina, Violetta Isaykina, Varvara Dudorova, Vladislava Butkevich, Yana Sheina.

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