Russia vs Bulgaria, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Russia

84': Aleksandr Sobolev (P)

FT
1 - 0

Bulgaria

Sobolev penalty gives Russia 1-0 win over Bulgaria in Euro build-up

Substitute Aleksandr Sobolev's late penalty earned Russia a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in their final warm-up friendly before the European Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt saved. Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
4': Foul by Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria).
4': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).
6': Dimitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
9': Substitution, Bulgaria. Petar Vitanov replaces Kristiyan Malinov because of an injury.
10': Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
14': Offside, Bulgaria. Ivan Karadzhov tries a through ball, but Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
15': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
16': Dimitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
18': Offside, Russia. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Vyacheslav Karavaev is caught offside.
19': Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Aleksey Ionov (Russia).
19': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
20': Offside, Russia. Artem Dzyuba tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside.
23': Hand ball by Aleksey Ionov (Russia).
25': Offside, Bulgaria. Birsent Karagaren tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
26': Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
27': Attempt blocked. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Andrey Semenov (Russia).
28': Attempt missed. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
30': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrea Hristov.
31': Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Barinov.
33': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
33': Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Offside, Russia. Dimitri Barinov tries a through ball, but Vyacheslav Karavaev is caught offside.
35': Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria).
36': Foul by Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia).
36': Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt saved. Roman Zobnin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
39': Offside, Bulgaria. Andrea Hristov tries a through ball, but Momchil Tsvetanov is caught offside.
44': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
44': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
45'+1': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Petar Vitanov.
45'+2': First Half ends, Russia 0, Bulgaria 0.
45': Second Half begins Russia 0, Bulgaria 0.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Georgiev replaces Ivan Karadzhov.
45': Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Aleksey Ionov.
47': Offside, Bulgaria. Georgi Georgiev tries a through ball, but Andrej Galabinov is caught offside.
49': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
49': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Substitution, Russia. Igor Diveev replaces Dimitri Barinov because of an injury.
51': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Zhirkov.
52': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
53': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Dominik Yankov.
54': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ivaylo Chochev.
58': Andrey Semenov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria).
58': Substitution, Russia. Alexander Sobolev replaces Artem Dzyuba.
58': Substitution, Bulgaria. Atanas Iliev replaces Andrej Galabinov.
59': Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
61': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
61': Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Substitution, Bulgaria. Antonio Vutov replaces Dominik Yankov.
62': Substitution, Russia. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
63': Alexander Sobolev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).
65': Foul by Andrey Mostovoy (Russia).
65': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria).
67': Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
68': Attempt missed. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexander Sobolev following a corner.
72': Hand ball by Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria).
72': Substitution, Russia. Mario Fernandes replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev.
73': Attempt saved. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
73': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Georgi Georgiev.
74': Alexander Sobolev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).
75': Foul by Antonio Vutov (Bulgaria).
75': Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt saved. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
78': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
78': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Yuri Zhirkov.
78': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Turitsov replaces Birsent Karagaren.
79': Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria).
80': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
81': Antonio Vutov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Andrey Mostovoy (Russia).
83': Penalty Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk draws a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty conceded by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Goal! Russia 1, Bulgaria 0. Alexander Sobolev (Russia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
86': Foul by Alexander Sobolev (Russia).
86': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Alexander Sobolev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Minchev replaces Ivaylo Chochev.
90'+1': Alexander Sobolev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).
90'+2': Attempt saved. Alexander Sobolev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).
90'+2': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+4': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
90'+4': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Russia 1, Bulgaria 0.
0': Match ends, Russia 1, Bulgaria 0.

Statistics

BUL		RUS
16	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	1
33.1	Possession	66.9
2	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
201	Accurate Passes	485
292	Passes	578
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	6
5	Crosses	23
0.0	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	63
24	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	4
8	Tackles	9
0.9	Tackle %	0.4
24	Interceptions	14
24	Effective Clearances	11
24	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: VTB Arena
Location: Moscow, Russia

Line-Ups

Russia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Anton Shunin (GK)
14	Georgi Dzhikiya
5	Andrei Semenov
21	Dmitri Barinov
7	Magomed Ozdoev
11	Roman Zobnin
18	Yuri Zhirkov
4	Vyacheslav Karavaev
22	Artem Dzyuba
17	Aleksandr Golovin
20	Aleksei Ionov

Russia Substitutes:

Maksim Mukhin, Aleksandr Sobolev, Denis Cheryshev, Igor Diveev, Yuri Dyupin, Daler Kuzyaev, Matvei Safonov, Andrei Mostovoy, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Alexey Miranchuk, Mário Fernandes.

Bulgaria (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Ivan Karadzhov (GK)
4	Valentin Antov
3	Andrea Hristov
25	Petko Hristov
18	Ivaylo Chochev
16	Kristiyan Malinov
21	Momchil Cvetanov
6	Birsent Karageren
9	Andrej Galabinov
7	Dominik Iankov
11	Kiril Despodov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Petar Vitanov, Vasil Bozhikov, Antonio Vutov, Ilian Iliev, Atanas Iliev, Daniel Dimov, Nikolay Mihaylov, Ivan Turitsov, Georgi Georgiev, Dimitar Iliev, Bozhidar Kraev, Georgi Minchev.

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