Russia vs Scotland, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

Russia thrash Scotland to close on Euro 2020 spot

Russia are on the verge of joining Belgium as Euro 2020 finalists after seeing off Scotland 4-0 in Moscow on Thursday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
• 3': Foul by Dimitri Barinov (Russia).
• 3': Oliver Burke (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 4': Foul by Oliver Burke (Scotland).
• 4': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Hand ball by Aleksey Ionov (Russia).
• 7': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Russia).
• 7': Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 11': Attempt missed. Fedor Kudryashov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
• 15': Attempt missed. Mario Fernandes (Russia) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
• 19': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
• 19': Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
• 20': Artem Dzyuba (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 20': Foul by Michael Devlin (Scotland).
• 22': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fedor Kudryashov.
• 24': Attempt blocked. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
• 24': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgi Dzhikiya with a cross.
• 27': Foul by Fedor Kudryashov (Russia).
• 27': Ryan Fraser (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Georgi Dzhikiya.
• 31': Offside, Russia. Andrey Semenov tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
• 33': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 33': Foul by John Fleck (Scotland).
• 34': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
• 40': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuri Zhirkov.
• 40': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Fernandes.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Barinov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
• 41': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 41': Foul by John Fleck (Scotland).
• 41': John Fleck (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Mario Fernandes (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 45'+1': Hand ball by Dimitri Barinov (Russia).
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Russia 0, Scotland 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Russia 0, Scotland 0.
• 45': Substitution, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland replaces Oliver Burke.
• 51': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov.
• 52': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
• 53': Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
• 55': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
• 55': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
• 57': Goal! Russia 1, Scotland 0. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
• 60': Goal! Russia 2, Scotland 0. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
• 62': Offside, Russia. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside.
• 63': Artem Dzyuba (Russia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
• 65': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fedor Kudryashov.
• 66': Substitution, Russia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Yuri Zhirkov.
• 68': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Ryan Fraser.
• 69': Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Russia).
• 69': John Fleck (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
• 70': Goal! Russia 3, Scotland 0. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 74': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
• 77': Foul by Dimitri Barinov (Russia).
• 77': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 79': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
• 79': Substitution, Russia. Ilzat Akhmetov replaces Aleksey Ionov.
• 82': Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces John Fleck.
• 84': Goal! Russia 4, Scotland 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
• 85': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
• 87': Substitution, Russia. Nikolay Komlichenko replaces Artem Dzyuba.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 4, Scotland 0.
• 0': Match ends, Russia 4, Scotland 0.