Russia vs Nigeria, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Russia

27': Semi Ajayi (OG)

FT
1 - 1

Nigeria

71': Tolu Arokodare

About

Russia are hosting Nigeria at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, 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.
1': Christantus Uche (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Danil Glebov (Russia).
1': Offside, Nigeria. Victor Boniface is caught offside.
3': Offside, Nigeria. Christantus Uche is caught offside.
9': Foul by Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria).
9': Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Christantus Uche (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
16': Foul by Aleksey Batrakov (Russia).
16': Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
18': Corner,Russia. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
19': Attempt blocked. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
19': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
19': William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Maksim Osipenko (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Christantus Uche (Nigeria).
26': Corner,Russia. Conceded by Bruno Onyemaechi.
27': Own Goal by Semi Ajayi, Nigeria. Russia 1, Nigeria 0.
32': Danil Krugovoy (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
38': Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Danil Glebov (Russia).
40': Attempt saved. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matvey Safonov (Russia). Assisted by Victor Boniface.
40': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Matvey Safonov.
41': Attempt missed. Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
42': Attempt missed. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov with a through ball.
44': Attempt missed. Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov with a cross following a fast break.
44': Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
45'+1': Foul by Ilya Vakhania (Russia).
45'+1': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Russia 1, Nigeria 0.
45': Second Half begins Russia 1, Nigeria 0.
45': Substitution, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev replaces Andrey Mostovoy.
46': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
48': Attempt missed. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikolay Komlichenko.
49': Foul by Lechi Sadulaev (Russia).
49': Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Danil Glebov (Russia).
50': Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria).
50': Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Hand ball by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
53': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Russia). Assisted by Christantus Uche with a cross.
54': Attempt missed. Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
55': Foul by Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria).
55': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt missed. Viktor Melekhin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov with a cross following a set piece situation.
58': Foul by Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia).
58': Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Semi Ajayi (Nigeria).
59': Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Russia. Dmitri Barinov replaces Anton Miranchuk.
61': Substitution, Russia. Yaroslav Gladyshev replaces Maksim Glushenkov.
61': Substitution, Nigeria. Tolu Arokodare replaces Victor Boniface.
64': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Danil Glebov.
65': Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
66': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Viktor Melekhin.
67': Attempt saved. Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Russia).
67': Foul by Semi Ajayi (Nigeria).
67': Matvey Safonov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Russia. Arsen Adamov replaces Ilya Vakhania.
68': Substitution, Russia. Ivan Sergeev replaces Nikolay Komlichenko.
69': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
69': Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Offside, Nigeria. Christantus Uche is caught offside.
71': Goal! Russia 1, Nigeria 1. Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
73': Attempt saved. Arsen Adamov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maduka Okoye (Nigeria).
75': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Arsen Adamov.
76': Substitution, Nigeria. Olakunle Olusegun replaces Christantus Uche.
77': Attempt missed. Yaroslav Gladyshev (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arsen Adamov.
81': Corner,Russia. Conceded by Bruno Onyemaechi.
81': Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov with a cross following a corner.
83': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Danil Glebov (Russia).
84': Danil Glebov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria).
84': Ivan Sergeev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Russia. Matvey Kislyak replaces Danil Glebov.
87': Attempt saved. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maduka Okoye (Nigeria).
87': Corner,Russia. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
87': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
89': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy.
90': Substitution, Nigeria. Igoh Ogbu replaces Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
90': Danil Krugovoy (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Olakunle Olusegun (Nigeria).
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Russia. Arsen Adamov is caught offside.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Lechi Sadulaev (Russia).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Foul by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
90'+5': Olakunle Olusegun (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Russia 1, Nigeria 1.
0': Match ends, Russia 1, Nigeria 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Luzhniki Stadium
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 45,638

Line-Ups

Russia (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
39	Matvei Safonov (GK)
5	Maksim Osipenko
22	Viktor Melekhin
15	Danil Glebov
4	Danil Krugovoi
30	Ilya Vakhanla
8	Anton Miranchuk
17	Alexey Batrakov
10	Andrei Mostovoy
67	Maksim Glushenkov
9	Nikolay Komlichenko

Russia Substitutes:

Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov, Iaroslav Gladyshev, Kirill Shchetinin, Yuri Gorshkov, Matvey Kislyak, Danil Prutsev, Lechii Sadulaev, Arsen Adamov, Dmitri Barinov, Valentin Paltsev, Turpal-Ali Ibishev, Sergei Pinyaev, Ivan Sergeev, Andrey Lunev, Anton Mitryushkin.

Nigeria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Maduka Okoye (GK)
6	Semi Ajayi
5	William Troost-Ekong
13	Bruno Onyemaechi
12	Bright Osayi-Samuel
7	Christantus Uche
8	Frank Onyeka
20	Raphael Onyedika
22	Victor Boniface
15	Moses Simon
14	Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

Nigeria Substitutes:

Isaac Saviour, Papa Daniel, Benjamin Fredrick, Alimi Sikiru, Olakunle Olusegun, Sodiq Ismail, Tolu Arokodare, Igoh Ogbu, Amas Obasogie.

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