International Friendly

Russia vs Cuba, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Russia
  • 22': Ivan Oblyakov
  • 30': Aleksandr Golovin
  • 34': Anton Miranchuk
  • 55': Aleksandr Silyanov
  • 66': Aleksandr Sobolev
  • 68': Danil Prutsev
  • 74': Nikita Krivtsov
  • 78': Andrei Mostovoy
FT
8 - 0
Cuba

    About

    Russia are hosting Cuba at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergey Volkov with a cross.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fedor Chalov.
    • 7': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Luis Paradela (Cuba).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Daniel Díaz (Cuba) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Paradela.
    • 10': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Dariel Morejón.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Soldatenkov with a headed pass.
    • 11': Foul by Aleksandr Siljanov (Russia).
    • 11': Fábian Gloor (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Fedor Chalov.
    • 14': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
    • 14': Reydel Sánchez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Luis Paradela (Cuba).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 18': Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Karel Espino (Cuba).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fedor Chalov.
    • 19': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Alejandro Delgado.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
    • 20': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Raiko Arozarena.
    • 22': Goal! Russia 1, Cuba 0. Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin following a fast break.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
    • 23': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Raiko Arozarena.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Siljanov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk.
    • 26': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Yunior Pérez.
    • 27': Foul by Aleksandr Soldatenkov (Russia).
    • 27': Karel Espino (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Daniel Díaz (Cuba).
    • 29': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
    • 29': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Goal! Russia 2, Cuba 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Raiko Arozarena (Cuba).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Goal! Russia 3, Cuba 0. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fedor Chalov.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Oblyakov (Russia).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Offside, Russia. Anton Miranchuk tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Siljanov is caught offside.
    • 38': Luis Paradela (Cuba) is shown the yellow card.
    • 39': Foul by Fedor Chalov (Russia).
    • 39': Karel Espino (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Dariel Morejón (Cuba).
    • 41': Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Aleksandr Soldatenkov.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Fedor Chalov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Russia 3, Cuba 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Russia 3, Cuba 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Anton Miranchuk.
    • 45': Substitution, Russia. Nikita Krivtsov replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
    • 45': Substitution, Russia. Sergey Pinyaev replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 49': Offside, Russia. Danil Prutsev tries a through ball, but Sergey Pinyaev is caught offside.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Rey Rodríguez (Cuba).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Fábian Gloor.
    • 55': Goal! Russia 4, Cuba 0. Aleksandr Siljanov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fedor Chalov.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Delgado (Cuba).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Aleksandr Siljanov.
    • 60': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Sobolev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
    • 60': Substitution, Russia. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Fedor Chalov.
    • 60': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Chernikov replaces Danil Glebov.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Fábian Gloor (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunior Pérez.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Foul by Aleksandr Siljanov (Russia).
    • 62': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Cuba. Rey Rodríguez replaces Romario Torrez.
    • 62': Substitution, Cuba. Christian Valiente replaces Reydel Sánchez.
    • 64': Foul by Nikita Krivtsov (Russia).
    • 64': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Goal! Russia 5, Cuba 0. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 68': Goal! Russia 6, Cuba 0. Danil Prutsev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
    • 70': Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Yunior Pérez (Cuba).
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Orlando Calvo.
    • 72': Substitution, Cuba. Ismael Morgado replaces Raiko Arozarena.
    • 72': Substitution, Cuba. Elvis Casanova replaces Alejandro Delgado.
    • 72': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Dariel Morejón.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Goal! Russia 7, Cuba 0. Nikita Krivtsov (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
    • 76': Foul by Nikita Krivtsov (Russia).
    • 76': Fábian Gloor (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergey Pinyaev.
    • 77': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ismael Morgado.
    • 78': Christian Valiente (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Andrey Mostovoy (Russia).
    • 78': Goal! Russia 8, Cuba 0. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Sobolev.
    • 79': Foul by Aleksandr Chernikov (Russia).
    • 79': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Karel Espino (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Paradela.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Fábian Gloor (Cuba).
    • 82': Substitution, Cuba. Dany Torriente replaces Fábian Gloor because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Substitution, Cuba. David Pérez replaces Daniel Díaz.
    • 84': Foul by Aleksandr Chernikov (Russia).
    • 84': Rey Rodríguez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Penalty Russia. Aleksandr Sobolev draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 84': Penalty conceded by Dany Torriente (Cuba) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 85': Penalty saved. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 85': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ismael Morgado.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maksim Osipenko with a through ball.
    • 88': Foul by Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia).
    • 88': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Nikita Krivtsov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Russia 8, Cuba 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Russia 8, Cuba 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Volgograd Arena
    Location: Volgograd, Russia
    Attendance: 35,000

    Line-Ups

    RUS Russia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    39 Matvei Safonov (GK)
    3 Aleksandr Soldatenkov
    5 Maksim Osipenko
    18 Aleksandr Silyanov
    28 Sergey Volkov
    15 Danil Glebov
    19 Anton Miranchuk
    23 Daler Kuzyaev
    9 Fedor Chalov
    17 Aleksandr Golovin
    27 Ivan Oblyakov
    Russia Substitutes:
    Nikita Krivtsov, Sergei Pinyaev, Yuri Gorshkov, Danil Prutsev, Evgeny Kharin, Ivan Sergeev, Aleksandr Chernikov, Arsen Adamov, Aleksandr Sobolev, Andrei Mostovoy, Ilya Lantratov, Artur Nigmatullin, Daniil Khlusevich.

    CUB Cuba (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    12 Raiko Arozarena (GK)
    15 Yunior Pérez
    5 Dariel Morejón
    22 Orlando Calvo
    19 Alejandro Delgado
    2 Fábian Gloor
    6 Karel Espino
    11 Romario Torrez
    23 Luis Paradela Yellow Card
    17 Daniel Díaz
    9 Reydel Sánchez
    Cuba Substitutes:
    David Pérez, Elvis Casanova, Ismael Morgado, Rey Rodríguez, Alexander Gómez, Yorlan Urgellés, Christian Valiente, Ricardo Polo, Dany Torriente.

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