International Friendly

Russia vs Ghana, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Russia
  • 20': Fedor Smolov
FT
1 - 0
Ghana

    About

    Russia are hosting Ghana at RZD Arena, Moscow, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Alan Dzagoev (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Ghana).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Zhirkov.
    • 8': Delay in match Harrison Afful (Ghana) because of an injury.
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Christian Atsu (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Acheampong.
    • 10': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 10': Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Christian Atsu (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Sergei Petrov (Russia).
    • 15': Alan Dzagoev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
    • 16': Foul by Roman Shishkin (Russia).
    • 16': Frank Acheampong (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Frank Acheampong.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Alan Dzagoev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 20': Goal! Russia 1, Ghana 0. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Samedov with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 21': Afriyie Acquah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).
    • 22': Andrey Semenov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
    • 26': Foul by Andrey Semenov (Russia).
    • 26': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Aleksandr Samedov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Yuri Gazinskiy (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Alan Dzagoev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 31': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Adam Larsen Kwarasey.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Alan Dzagoev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Andrey Semenov.
    • 38': Foul by Christian Atsu (Ghana).
    • 38': Sergei Petrov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Harrison Afful (Ghana).
    • 38': Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Baba with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Harrison Afful (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 41': Christian Atsu (Ghana) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Frank Acheampong.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harrison Afful with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Alan Dzagoev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roman Shishkin.
    • 43': Foul by Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana).
    • 43': Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Dangerous play by Andrey Semenov (Russia).
    • 44': John Boye (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Russia 1, Ghana 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Russia 1, Ghana 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Russia 1, Ghana 0.
    • 46': Afriyie Acquah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Alan Dzagoev (Russia).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Afriyie Acquah.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 53': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
    • 53': Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': John Boye (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Delay in match (Ghana).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).
    • 55': Harrison Afful (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Fedor Smolov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
    • 58': Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Alan Dzagoev.
    • 59': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
    • 59': Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
    • 61': Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Yuri Gazinskiy (Russia).
    • 63': Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Ghana. Emmanuel Badu replaces Thomas Partey.
    • 64': Substitution, Russia. Magomed Ozdoev replaces Yuri Gazinskiy.
    • 66': Aleksandr Samedov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 68': Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (Ghana).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Vasili Berezutski (Russia) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Samedov.
    • 70': Substitution, Russia. Maksim Kanunnikov replaces Aleksandr Samedov.
    • 70': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 70': John Boye (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Emmanuel Badu (Ghana).
    • 70': Vasili Berezutski (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 71': Jonathan Mensah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Vasili Berezutski.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Badu (Ghana) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Atsu with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Roman Shishkin (Russia).
    • 75': Frank Acheampong (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Substitution, Ghana. David Accam replaces Frank Acheampong.
    • 79': Substitution, Ghana. Alfred Duncan replaces Mubarak Wakaso.
    • 79': Substitution, Russia. Fyodor Kudryashov replaces Sergei Petrov.
    • 80': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 80': John Boye (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Fedor Smolov (Russia) with an attempt from very close range is blocked.
    • 81': Emmanuel Badu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
    • 81': Roman Zobnin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Russia. Oleg Shatov replaces Yuri Zhirkov.
    • 82': Foul by Harrison Afful (Ghana).
    • 82': Oleg Shatov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Alfred Duncan (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Roman Shishkin (Russia).
    • 86': Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Ghana).
    • 86': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Fyodor Kudryashov.
    • 88': Substitution, Russia. Dmitriy Poloz replaces Fedor Smolov.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Christian Atsu (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Baba with a cross.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Christian Atsu (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
    • 90': Substitution, Ghana. Samuel Tetteh replaces Afriyie Acquah.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Vasili Berezutski.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Ghana. Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Christian Atsu is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Ghana. Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Ghana).
    • 90'+3': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Dmitriy Poloz (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 1, Ghana 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 3
    56.3 Possession 43.7
    12 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    406 Accurate Passes 302
    511 Passes 391
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    12 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    76 Long Balls 66
    36 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 13
    14 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    8 Effective Clearances 14
    9 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: RZD Arena
    Location: Moscow, Russia
    Attendance: 20,000

    Line-Ups

    RUS Russia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Igor Akinfeev (GK)
    24 Vasili Berezutski
    4 Andrei Semenov
    2 Sergei Petrov
    3 Roman Shishkin
    10 Alan Dzagoev
    8 Iury Gazinsky
    11 Roman Zobnin Yellow Card
    9 Fedor Smolov
    18 Yuri Zhirkov
    19 Aleksandr Samedov
    Russia Substitutes:
    Ivan Novoseltsev, Maksim Kanunnikov, Dmitriy Poloz, Roman Neustädter, Stanislav Kritsyuk, Alexey Miranchuk, Magomed Ozdoev, Ilya Kutepov, Oleg Shatov, Aleksandr Erokhin, Soslan Dzhanaev, Fedor Kudryashov.

    GHA Ghana (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    12 Adam Kwarasey (GK)
    4 Jonathan Mensah
    21 John Boye Yellow Card
    17 Baba Rahman
    23 Harrison Afful
    11 Mubarak Wakaso
    6 Afriyie Acquah
    22 Frank Acheampong
    7 Christian Atsu
    9 Jordan Ayew
    5 Thomas Partey
    Ghana Substitutes:
    Daniel Amartey, Alfred Duncan, Emmanuel Badu, David Accam, Brimah Razak, Edwin Gyimah, Abdul Aziz Tetteh, Mohammed Awal, Yaw Yeboah, Samuel Tetteh.

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