International Friendly

Russia vs Iran, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Russia
  • 22': Dmitry Vorobyev
  • 70': Alexey Batrakov
FT
2 - 1
Iran
  • 48': Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh

About

Russia are hosting Iran at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, 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.
  • 2': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 3': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Hossein Abarghouei (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Viktor Melekhin.
  • 7': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ilya Vakhania.
  • 13': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
  • 13': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Dmitri Vorobyev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov with a cross.
  • 15': Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Silyanov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
  • 16': Aleksandr Silyanov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 18': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
  • 18': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Russia 1, IR Iran 0. Dmitri Vorobyev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk with a through ball.
  • 23': Foul by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 23': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ilya Vakhania (Russia).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 33': Offside, IR Iran. Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Russia). Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
  • 35': Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Ilya Vakhania (Russia).
  • 36': Foul by Ali Nemati (IR Iran).
  • 36': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Aleksandr Silyanov.
  • 38': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Hossein Abarghouei.
  • 39': Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia).
  • 39': Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 42': Viktor Melekhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Danil Glebov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Ali Nemati (IR Iran).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ali Nemati (IR Iran).
  • 45'+1': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Russia 1, IR Iran 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Russia 1, IR Iran 0.
  • 46': Handball by Omid Noorafkan (IR Iran).
  • 46': Attempt missed. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 48': Goal! Russia 1, IR Iran 1. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (IR Iran) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk.
  • 50': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Hossein Abarghouei.
  • 51': Foul by Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 51': Viktor Melekhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh is caught offside.
  • 52': Offside, Russia. Maksim Glushenkov is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Aleksey Batrakov (Russia).
  • 53': Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 56': Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Handball by Maksim Glushenkov (Russia).
  • 58': Foul by Hossein Abarghouei (IR Iran).
  • 58': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Danil Glebov.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebi.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilya Vakhania.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Dmitri Vorobyev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danil Glebov with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Dmitri Vorobyev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
  • 68': Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Maksim Glushenkov.
  • 68': Substitution, Russia. Nail Umyarov replaces Danil Glebov.
  • 68': Substitution, Russia. Ivan Sergeev replaces Dmitri Vorobyev.
  • 68': Substitution, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev replaces Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 70': Substitution, IR Iran. Danial Esmaeilifar replaces Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
  • 70': Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 70': Goal! Russia 2, IR Iran 1. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 72': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 72': Maksim Osipenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Hossein Abarghouei.
  • 74': Foul by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
  • 74': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, IR Iran. Kasra Taheri replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 78': Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Ghorbani replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 78': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Aleksandr Silyanov.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kasra Taheri (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
  • 80': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
  • 81': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Maksim Osipenko.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Danial Esmaeilifar (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Handball by Ivan Sergeev (Russia).
  • 83': Offside, IR Iran. Kasra Taheri is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
  • 83': Viktor Melekhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Offside, Russia. Maksim Osipenko is caught offside.
  • 87': Ali Nemati (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Lechi Sadulaev (Russia).
  • 88': Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Viktor Melekhin because of an injury.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kasra Taheri.
  • 89': Foul by Kasra Taheri (IR Iran).
  • 89': Nail Umyarov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Russia. Matvey Lukin replaces Ilya Vakhania.
  • 90': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Nail Umyarov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Aleksey Batrakov (Russia).
  • 90'+2': Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ivan Sergeev (Russia).
  • 90'+3': Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Volgograd Arena
Location: Volgograd, Russia
Attendance: 42,387

Line-Ups

RUS Russia (4-3-3)

No. Name
39 Matvei Safonov (GK)
5 Maksim Osipenko
14 Viktor Melekhin
24 Aleksandr Silyanov
30 Ilya Vakhanla
15 Danil Glebov
11 Anton Miranchuk
7 Alexey Batrakov Yellow Card
20 Dmitry Vorobyev
17 Zelimkhan Bakaev Yellow Card
67 Maksim Glushenkov
Russia Substitutes:
Dmitri Barinov, Matvey Lukin, Mingiyan Beveev, Danil Krugovoi, Alexey Miranchuk, Yuri Gorshkov, Nail Umiarov, Ivan Sergeev, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Matvey Kislyak, Lechii Sadulaev, Ivan Oblyakov, Denis Adamov, Stanislav Agkatsev, Konstantin Kuchaev.

IRN Iran (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
3 Hossein Abarghouei
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
5 Ali Nemati
23 Ramin Rezaeian
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
21 Omid Norafkan
14 Saman Ghoddos
9 Mehdi Taremi
8 Mohammad Mohebi
10 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
Iran Substitutes:
Ali Alipour, Amin Hazbavi, Allahyar Sayyad, Mohammad Khalifeh, Daniel Esmaeilifar, Payam Niazmand, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Hosseinnezhad, Mohammad Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza Akhbari, Mohammadmehdi Zare, Mohammad Khodabandelou, Kasra Taheri, Mehdi Hashemnejad.

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