Russia vs Iraq, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyRussia ease past Iraq in first home international since Ukraine invasion
Russia played their first match on home soil since November 2021 after being barred from global competitions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Attempt missed. Daniil Fomin (Russia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zidane Iqbal with a through ball.
- 13': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Osama Rashid (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ali Faez (Iraq) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ali Al Hamadi (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Maksim Osipenko.
- 16': Foul by Hasan Raed Matrook (Iraq).
- 16': Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Siljanov.
- 18': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Daniil Fomin (Russia).
- 19': Attempt saved. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danil Prutsev.
- 20': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
- 21': Offside, Iraq. Zidane Iqbal tries a through ball, but Ali Al Hamadi is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ali Faez.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergey Pinyaev.
- 25': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jalal Hassan.
- 27': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Maksim Osipenko.
- 28': Attempt saved. Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Al Hamadi.
- 29': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ali Faez.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Daniil Fomin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danil Prutsev.
- 34': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mustafa Nadhim.
- 34': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Hasan Raed Matrook.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Litvinov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergey Pinyaev with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ibrahim Bayesh.
- 37': Attempt missed. Danil Glebov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Siljanov following a corner.
- 37': Attempt saved. Daniil Fomin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergey Pinyaev.
- 37': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Jalal Hassan.
- 39': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mustafa Nadhim.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Hasan Raed Matrook (Iraq).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
- 42': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Amjad Attwan (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zidane Iqbal.
- 45': Aleksandr Siljanov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
- 45': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Russia 0, Iraq 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 0, Iraq 0.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Anton Miranchuk replaces Danil Prutsev.
- 46': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Osama Rashid (Iraq).
- 48': Foul by Amjad Attwan (Iraq).
- 48': Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Amjad Attwan.
- 50': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
- 50': Goal! Russia 1, Iraq 0. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 53': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
- 53': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
- 56': Foul by Aymen Hussein (Iraq).
- 56': Ruslan Litvinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk.
- 58': Goal! Russia 2, Iraq 0. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maksim Osipenko.
- 60': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
- 62': Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Osama Rashid (Iraq).
- 65': Attempt saved. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Sobolev.
- 65': Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 65': Offside, Iraq. Hasan Raed Matrook tries a through ball, but Aymen Hussein is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Russia. Daniil Khlusevich replaces Maksim Osipenko.
- 67': Substitution, Iraq. El Ani replaces Ali Adnan.
- 67': Substitution, Iraq. Hussein Ammar replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Daniil Fomin.
- 67': Daniil Khlusevich (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by El Ani (Iraq).
- 68': Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
- 69': Hasan Raed Matrook (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Hasan Raed Matrook (Iraq).
- 71': Substitution, Russia. Anton Zinkovskiy replaces Sergey Pinyaev.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniil Khlusevich.
- 73': Corner, Russia. Conceded by El Ani.
- 74': Substitution, Iraq. Ahmad Farhan replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
- 74': Substitution, Iraq. Hamzah Adnan replaces Hasan Raed Matrook.
- 74': Substitution, Russia. Konstantin Tyukavin replaces Aleksandr Sobolev.
- 74': Attempt saved. Daniil Khlusevich (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 75': Foul by Ivan Oblyakov (Russia).
- 75': Hussein Ammar (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Russia. Vyacheslav Karavaev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
- 81': Substitution, Iraq. Aso Rustom replaces Aymen Hussein.
- 81': Substitution, Iraq. Karar Nabeel replaces Amjad Attwan.
- 81': El Ani (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Daniil Khlusevich (Russia).
- 83': Attempt missed. Aso Rustom (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 85': Attempt missed. Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karar Nabeel.
- 88': Ahmad Farhan (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Daniil Denisov (Russia).
- 90': Attempt missed. Hamzah Adnan (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Osama Rashid.
- 90'+1': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ahmad Farhan.
- 90'+1': Aso Rustom (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Danil Glebov (Russia).
- 90'+2': Danil Glebov (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
- 90'+3': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Jalal Hassan.
- 90'+3': Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 2, Iraq 0.
- 0': Match ends, Russia 2, Iraq 0.
Game Information
Venue:
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Attendance: 23,818
Line-Ups
Russia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Sergey Pesjakov (GK) |
| 5 | Maksim Osipenko |
| 22 | Ruslan Litvinov |
| 2 | Aleksandr Silyanov |
| 13 | Danil Denisov |
| 15 | Danil Glebov |
| 8 | Daniil Fomin |
| 18 | Danil Prutsev |
| 7 | Aleksandr Sobolev |
| 20 | Sergei Pinyaev |
| 27 | Ivan Oblyakov |
Iraq (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK) |
| 4 | Mustafa Nadhim |
| 6 | Ali Adnan Kadhim |
| 5 | Ali Faez |
| 20 | Osama Jabbar |
| 14 | Amjad Attwan |
| 10 | Zidane Iqbal |
| 3 | Hasan Raed |
| 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh |
| 9 | Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi |
| 18 | Aymen Hussein |
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