FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Russia vs Malta, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Russia
  • 10': Fedor Smolov
  • 84': Zelimkhan Bakaev (P)
FT
2 - 0
Malta

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    Russia are hosting Malta at Lukoil Arena, Moscow, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 9': Offside, Russia. Aleksandr Erokhin tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside.
    • 10': Goal! Russia 1, Malta 0. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 12': Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
    • 12': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Paul Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cain Attard.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Steve Borg (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov.
    • 22': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
    • 23': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
    • 27': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
    • 27': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Andrei Agius (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 32': Maksim Osipenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 34': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Erokhin.
    • 40': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
    • 41': Offside, Russia. Dmitri Barinov tries a through ball, but Fedor Smolov is caught offside.
    • 43': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
    • 43': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
    • 45': First Half ends, Russia 1, Malta 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Russia 1, Malta 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Russia. Roman Zobnin replaces Aleksandr Erokhin.
    • 45': Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Arsen Zakharyan.
    • 47': Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia).
    • 47': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 49': Offside, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
    • 50': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
    • 51': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Cain Attard.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Igor Diveev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
    • 54': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
    • 58': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 58': Substitution, Russia. Ilya Samoshnikov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
    • 60': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
    • 60': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Montebello.
    • 64': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 65': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 66': Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Luke Montebello.
    • 66': Substitution, Malta. Triston Caruana replaces Stephen Pisani.
    • 66': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
    • 67': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Alexander Satariano.
    • 68': Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 68': Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Substitution, Russia. Anton Zabolotny replaces Fedor Smolov.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 75': Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Cain Attard.
    • 76': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
    • 77': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 79': Substitution, Russia. Rifat Zhemaletdinov replaces Aleksey Ionov.
    • 80': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
    • 81': Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
    • 81': Shaun Dimech (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Zabolotny.
    • 82': Penalty conceded by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 82': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 84': Goal! Russia 2, Malta 0. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 86': Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Andrei Agius.
    • 86': Substitution, Malta. Nikolai Muscat replaces Teddy Teuma.
    • 87': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
    • 88': Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
    • 88': Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
    • 90': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Triston Caruana.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmitri Barinov.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 2, Malta 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Russia 2, Malta 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    5 Saves 3
    47 Possession 53
    9 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    311 Accurate Passes 349
    383 Passes 429
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    10 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 45
    23 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 10
    29 Effective Clearances 15
    29 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Lukoil Arena
    Location: Moscow, Russia
    Attendance: 10,508

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 8 +10 17
    3 Romania 8 +9 13
    4 Cyprus 8 0 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RUS Russia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Guilherme (GK)
    5 Maksim Osipenko
    3 Igor Diveev
    4 Vyacheslav Karavaev
    23 Daler Kuzyaev
    8 Dmitri Barinov
    15 Alexey Miranchuk Yellow Card
    21 Aleksandr Erokhin
    9 Fedor Smolov
    17 Arsen Zakharyan
    20 Aleksei Ionov
    Russia Substitutes:
    Denis Cheryshev, Konstantin Tyukavin, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Alex Sutormin, Anton Zabolotny, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Ilya Samoshnikov, Zelimkhan Bakaev, Andrey Lunev, Maksim Mukhin, Georgi Dzhikiya, Roman Zobnin.

    MLT Malta (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    5 Andrei Agius
    4 Steve Borg Yellow Card
    22 Zach Muscat
    17 Teddy Teuma
    10 Stephen Pisani
    3 Ryan Camenzuli Yellow Card
    18 Cain Attard
    9 Luke Montebello
    11 Paul Mbong
    7 Joseph Mbong
    Malta Substitutes:
    Jake Galea, Kurt Shaw, Dexter Xuereb, Karl Micallef, Nikolai Muscat, Matthew Grech, Juan Corbalan, Alexander Satariano, Yannick Yankam, Jake Grech, Shaun Dimech, Tristan Carauna.

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