International Friendly

FT Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Belgium WWDWD 3
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Russia WLLWL 3
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BEL303
RUS123
Fisht Olympic Stadium

Match Report

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Russia score twice late to salvage friendly draw with Belgium

Alexander Bukharov salvaged a 3-3 draw for Russia against Belgium in stoppage time to cap a late comeback in a friendly in Sochi on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
65.9
Possession
34.1
12
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
611
Accurate Passes
268
690
Passes
348
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
49
41
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
14
14
Clearances
14

Head to Head

BEL leads series 3-0

Lineups

RUS · 5-3-2

  1. 1Igor AkinfeevG
  2. 5Viktor VasinCD
  3. 13Fedor KudryashovCD-L
  4. 25Roman NeustädterCD-R
  5. 23Dmitri KombarovLB
  6. 19Aleksandr SamedovRB
  7. 11Roman ZobninCM
  8. 10Alan DzagoevCM-L
  9. 21Aleksandr ErokhinCM-R
  10. 20Maksim KanunnikovCF-L
  11. 7Dmitriy PolozCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Andrei SemenovSUB
  2. 27Magomed OzdoevSUB
  3. 24Alexander BukharovSUB
  4. 6Georgi DzhikiyaSUB
  5. 15Alexey MiranchukSUB
  6. 14Ilya KutepovSUB
  7. 16GuilhermeSUB
  8. 18Yuri ZhirkovSUB
  9. 17Aleksandr GolovinSUB
  10. 3Roman ShishkinSUB
  11. 31Aleksandr BelenovSUB
  12. 8Denis GlushakovSUB

BEL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 12Simon MignoletG
  2. 3Thomas VermaelenCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 19Mousa DembéléCM-L
  6. 18Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 4Radja NainggolanAM
  8. 22Nacer ChadliLM
  9. 15Thomas FoketRM
  10. 11Kevin MirallasCF-L
  11. 20Christian BentekeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Matz SelsSUB
  2. 21Michy BatshuayiSUB
  3. 14Dries MertensSUB
  4. 16Leander DendonckerSUB
  5. 6Axel WitselSUB
  6. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  7. 9Romelu LukakuSUB
  8. 23Dedryck BoyataSUB
  9. 1Koen CasteelsSUB
  10. 7Thorgan HazardSUB
  11. 10Yannick CarrascoSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Russia 1, Belgium 0. Viktor Vasin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmitri Kombarov following a set piece situation.
  2. 17' Substitution, Russia. Magomed Ozdoev replaces Alan Dzagoev because of an injury.
  3. 17' Goal! Russia 1, Belgium 1. Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 42' Goal! Russia 1, Belgium 2. Christian Benteke (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  5. 45' Goal! Russia 1, Belgium 3. Christian Benteke (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 45' Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Bukharov replaces Maksim Kanunnikov.
  7. 62' Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Dmitriy Poloz.
  8. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Youri Tielemans.
  9. 66' Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Kevin Mirallas.
  10. 72' Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Magomed Ozdoev.
  11. 74' Goal! Russia 2, Belgium 3. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Bukharov following a fast break.
  12. 76' Substitution, Russia. Denis Glushakov replaces Aleksandr Erokhin.
  13. 77' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Christian Benteke.
  14. 77' Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Nacer Chadli.
  15. 85' Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Mousa Dembélé.
  16. 90' Substitution, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata replaces Thomas Vermaelen.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Russia 3, Belgium 3. Aleksandr Bukharov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Samedov with a cross.

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