Russia vs Iran, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly
· International FriendlyRussia salvage draw with Iran in friendly
Russia salvaged a 1-1 draw in the 2018 World Cup hosts' friendly against Iran on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Fedor Smolov.
- 4': Foul by Aleksandr Kokorin (Russia).
- 4': Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Dmitriy Tarasov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
- 13': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
- 13': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Hand ball by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
- 19': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
- 20': Foul by Aleksandr Kokorin (Russia).
- 20': Vahid Amiri (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Aleksandr Erokhin.
- 22': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
- 22': Mario Fernandes (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Russia. Konstantin Rausch tries a through ball, but Fedor Smolov is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Ilya Kutepov (Russia).
- 25': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi.
- 26': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
- 26': Mario Fernandes (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Dangerous play by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
- 27': Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Aleksandr Kokorin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran).
- 28': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 30': Hand ball by Mario Fernandes (Russia).
- 32': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Iran).
- 32': Konstantin Rausch (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Fyodor Kudryashov (Russia).
- 34': Vahid Amiri (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Fyodor Kudryashov (Russia).
- 38': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
- 40': Viktor Vasin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Aleksandr Kokorin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran).
- 42': Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi.
- 42': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
- 42': Vahid Amiri (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Mario Fernandes (Russia).
- 43': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Aleksandr Kokorin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran).
- 45': First Half ends, Russia 0, Iran 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 0, Iran 0.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Giorgi Jikia replaces Viktor Vasin.
- 46': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
- 46': Giorgi Jikia (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Konstantin Rausch (Russia).
- 50': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vouria Ghafouri following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Kokorin.
- 53': Hand ball by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
- 54': Offside, Russia. Aleksandr Kokorin tries a through ball, but Fedor Smolov is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Kokorin.
- 56': Substitution, Russia. Dmitriy Poloz replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 57': Goal! Russia 0, Iran 1. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi following a fast break.
- 61': Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran).
- 62': Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Alireza Beiranvand.
- 63': Delay in match Alireza Beiranvand (Iran) because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Iran. Kaveh Rezaei replaces Sardar Azmoun.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Dmitriy Tarasov.
- 64': Substitution, Iran. Saman Ghoddos replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Konstantin Rausch (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fedor Smolov with a headed pass.
- 66': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Samedov replaces Mario Fernandes.
- 68': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
- 68': Omid Ebrahimi (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
- 71': Offside, Iran. Saeid Ezatolahi tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
- 72': Omid Ebrahimi (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Iran) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
- 74': Goal! Russia 1, Iran 1. Dmitriy Poloz (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Samedov with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Iran. Akbar Imani replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Konstantin Rausch (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dmitriy Poloz.
- 80': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
- 80': Vahid Amiri (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Iran. Rouzbeh Cheshmi replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
- 83': Substitution, Russia. Anton Zabolotny replaces Fedor Smolov.
- 83': Substitution, Iran. Ramin Rezaeian replaces Vouria Ghafouri.
- 85': Alireza Beiranvand (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Dangerous play by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
- 88': Attempt missed. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 90': Aleksandr Samedov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Akbar Imani (Iran).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ilya Kutepov (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Samedov with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
- 90'+2': Saman Ghoddos (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Iran. Ahmad Abdollahzadeh replaces Omid Ebrahimi.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Russia 1, Iran 1.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 1, Iran 1.
Statistics
 IRN |
RUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.6 | Possession | 68.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 171 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 263 | Passes | 565 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 28 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 33,270
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 33,270
Line-Ups
Russia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Andrey Lunev (GK) |
| 5 | Viktor Vasin |
| 14 | Ilya Kutepov |
| 30 | Fedor Kudryashov |
| 2 | Mário Fernandes |
| 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin |
| 23 | Dmitri Tarasov |
| 15 | Alexey Miranchuk |
| 10 | Fedor Smolov |
| 22 | Konstantin Rausch |
| 21 | Aleksandr Erokhin |
Iran (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
| 8 | Morteza Pouraliganji |
| 4 | Seyed Jalal Hosseini |
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 2 | Voria Ghafouri |
| 11 | Vahid Amiri |
| 9 | Omid Ebrahimi |
| 17 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 18 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
| 20 | Sardar Azmoun |
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