Russia ease past Turkey in UEFA Nations League
Russia, surprise quarterfinalists at this year's World Cup, lead Group 2 with seven points.
UEFA Nations League
FULL TIME
- Roman Neustädter 20'
- Denis Cheryshev 78'
Fisht Olympic Stadium · 38,288 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/26 | vs Nigeria | D 3-3 | International Friendly |
| 10/3/26 | vs Namibia | W 6-0 | International Friendly |
| 9/29/26 | vs Iran | W 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 6/9/26 | vs Trinidad and Tobago | W 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 6/5/26 | vs Burkina Faso | W 3-0 | International Friendly |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Russia. Dmitriy Poloz replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Russia. Ruslan Kambolov replaces Aleksey Ionov.
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Goal 78'
Goal! Russia 2, Turkey 0. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Turkey. Omer Bayram replaces Hasan Ali Kaldirim.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Russia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Turkey. Berkay Özcan replaces Mahmut Tekdemir.
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Yellow Card 55'
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 54'
Cenk Tosun (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Hasan Ali Kaldirim (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 20'
Goal! Russia 1, Turkey 0. Roman Neustädter (Russia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
Match ends, Russia 2, Turkey 0.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Russia. Dmitriy Poloz replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Russia. Ruslan Kambolov replaces Aleksey Ionov.
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Goal 78'
Goal! Russia 2, Turkey 0. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Turkey. Omer Bayram replaces Hasan Ali Kaldirim.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Russia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Turkey. Berkay Özcan replaces Mahmut Tekdemir.
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Yellow Card 55'
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 54'
Cenk Tosun (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Russia 1, Turkey 0.
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Yellow Card 37'
Hasan Ali Kaldirim (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 20'
Goal! Russia 1, Turkey 0. Roman Neustädter (Russia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 16 of 16 events.
Team Stats
TUR
RUS
11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
5
60.3
Possession
39.7
9
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
40
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
421
Accurate Passes
232
543
Passes
342
80
Pass Completion %
70
1
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
22
10
Cross %
20
100
Long Balls
68
55
Accurate Long Balls
33
60
Long Balls %
50
0
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
14
70
Tackle %
50
12
Interceptions
14
27
Effective Clearances
15
27
Clearances
15
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedRUS · 4-2-3-1
GuilhermeG15 saves
Georgi DzhikiyaCD-L141 shot
Roman NeustädterCD-R31 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Fedor KudryashovLB13
Mário FernandesRB2
Daler KuzyaevAM7
Roman ZobninLM11
Iury GazinskyRM81 shot on target1 shot
Artem DzyubaF221 shot on target3 shots
Aleksandr GolovinAM-L17 yellow card1 assist2 shots
Aleksei IonovAM-R20
Substitutes
Alan DzagoevSUB10
Igor SmolnikovSUB18
Andrey LunevSUB12
Anton ShuninSUB16
Egor SorokinSUB19
Alexey MiranchukSUB15
Konstantin RauschSUB4
Andrei SemenovSUB5
Denis CheryshevSUB62 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Ruslan KambolovSUB211 shot
Anton ZabolotnySUB9
Dmitriy PolozSUB23
TUR · 4-2-3-1
Sinan BolatG13 saves
Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L61 shot
Serdar AzizCD-R41 shot on target1 shot
Hasan Ali KaldirimLB3 yellow card
Zeki ÇelikRB13
Oguzhan ÖzyakupAM8
Okay YokusluLM52 shots
Mahmut TekdemirRM141 shot
Cenk TosunF9 yellow card2 shots on target2 shots
Hakan ÇalhanogluAM-L101 shot
Cengiz ÜnderAM-R171 shot on target1 shot
Substitutes
Yunus MalliSUB19
Berkay ÖzcanSUB21
Tarkan SerbestSUB18
Serkan KirintiliSUB12
Serdar GürlerSUB7
Ertugrul ErsoySUB15
Sener ÖzbayrakliSUB2
Kaan AyhanSUB22
Yusuf YaziciSUB11
Enes ÜnalSUB16
Omer BayramSUB20
Gökhan AkkanSUB23
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