
Russia vs Zambia, 2025 International Friendly
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Russia are hosting Zambia
at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Toaster Nsabata (Zambia).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Foul by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
- 5': Joseph Sabobo (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Goal! Russia 1, Zambia 0. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy with a cross.
- 10': Offside, Zambia. Kennedy Musonda is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Andrey Mostovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov with a through ball.
- 11': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Toaster Nsabata.
- 12': Attempt saved. Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 14': Offside, Russia. Nikolay Komlichenko is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Ilya Vakhania.
- 16': Attempt saved. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
- 21': Attempt missed. Igor Diveev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilya Vakhania.
- 22': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Kennedy Musonda (Zambia).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk.
- 23': Benedict Chepeshi (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Aleksandr Chernikov (Russia).
- 24': Benedict Chepeshi (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Andrey Mostovoy (Russia).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Diveev (Russia).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 31': Attempt missed. Ivan Komarov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilya Vakhania.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ivan Komarov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilya Vakhania.
- 35': Attempt missed. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Joseph Sabobo (Zambia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kennedy Musonda.
- 38': Corner, Zambia. Conceded by Danil Krugovoy.
- 40': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
- 40': Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Kings Kangwa (Zambia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Sabobo following a fast break.
- 44': Goal! Russia 2, Zambia 0. Ilya Vakhania (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Russia 2, Zambia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 2, Zambia 0.
- 47': Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
- 47': Kings Kangwa (Zambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Kennedy Musonda (Zambia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joseph Sabobo with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Nikolay Komlichenko (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
- 52': Foul by Andrey Mostovoy (Russia).
- 52': Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Goal! Russia 3, Zambia 0. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilya Vakhania with a cross.
- 54': Benedict Chepeshi (Zambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
- 57': Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
- 57': Kennedy Musonda (Zambia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Goal! Russia 4, Zambia 0. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
- 58': Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Maksim Glushenkov.
- 59': Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Batrakov replaces Ivan Komarov.
- 61': Substitution, Zambia. Edward Chilufya replaces Clatous Chama.
- 62': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Miguel Chaiwa.
- 63': Substitution, Russia. Matvey Kislyak replaces Aleksandr Chernikov.
- 63': Substitution, Russia. Ruslan Litvinov replaces Igor Diveev.
- 63': Substitution, Russia. Tamerlan Musaev replaces Nikolay Komlichenko.
- 66': Substitution, Zambia. Dominic Kanda replaces Kelvin Kapumbu.
- 66': Foul by Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 66': Matvey Kislyak (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Offside, Russia. Maksim Osipenko is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Tamerlan Musaev (Russia).
- 71': Kings Kangwa (Zambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilya Vakhania.
- 72': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kabaso Chongo.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Tamerlan Musaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Goal! Russia 5, Zambia 0. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 75': Attempt saved. Tamerlan Musaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Tamerlan Musaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matvey Kislyak.
- 77': Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia).
- 77': Kings Kangwa (Zambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Substitution, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev replaces Andrey Mostovoy.
- 78': Substitution, Zambia. Dominic Chanda replaces Kebson Kamanga.
- 78': Substitution, Zambia. Songa Chipyoka replaces Kennedy Musonda.
- 85': Foul by Dominic Chanda (Zambia).
- 85': Tamerlan Musaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 88': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Miguel Chaiwa (Zambia).
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Toaster Nsabata (Zambia).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Russia 5, Zambia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Russia 5, Zambia 0.
Statistics
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RUS![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 10 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
4 | Saves | 0 |
44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
3 | SHOTS | 21 |
0 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
345 | Accurate Passes | 468 |
419 | Passes | 528 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
8 | Crosses | 19 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
79 | Long Balls | 48 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
12 | Tackles | 8 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
12 | Interceptions | 10 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
20 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: VTB Arena
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 20,864
Venue: VTB Arena
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 20,864
Line-Ups
Russia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Aleksandr Maksimenko (GK) |
5 | Maksim Osipenko |
3 | Igor Diveev |
4 | Danil Krugovoi |
30 | Ilya Vakhanla |
26 | Aleksandr Chernikov |
8 | Anton Miranchuk |
18 | Ivan Komarov |
9 | Nikolay Komlichenko |
10 | Andrei Mostovoy |
17 | Maksim Glushenkov |
Zambia (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Toaster Nsabata (GK) |
14 | Kabaso Chongo |
4 | Gift Mphande |
15 | Kelvin Kapumbu |
2 | Kebson Kamanga |
3 | Benedict Chepeshi |
10 | Kings Kangwa |
5 | Miguel Chaiwa |
17 | Clatous Chama |
11 | Joseph Sabobo |
19 | Kennedy Musonda |
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