Russia vs Cuba 2023 International Friendly
Introduction
Russia are hosting Cuba
at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 38': Luis Paradela (Cuba) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 3, Cuba 0.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Nikita Krivtsov replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Sergey Pinyaev replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Anton Miranchuk.
- 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.
- 60': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Sobolev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
- 60': Substitution, Russia. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Fedor Chalov.
- 60': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Chernikov replaces Danil Glebov.
- 62': Substitution, Cuba. Rey Rodríguez replaces Romario Torrez.
- 62': Substitution, Cuba. Christian Valiente replaces Reydel Sánchez.
- 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.
- 72': Substitution, Cuba. Ismael Morgado replaces Raiko Arozarena.
- 72': Substitution, Cuba. Elvis Casanova replaces Alejandro Delgado.
- 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.
- 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.
- 82': Substitution, Cuba. Dany Torriente replaces Fábian Gloor because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Cuba. David Pérez replaces Daniel Díaz.
- 85': Penalty saved. Sergey Pinyaev (Russia) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Russia 8, Cuba 0.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Volgograd Arena
Location: Volgograd, Russia
Attendance: 35,000
Venue: Volgograd Arena
Location: Volgograd, Russia
Attendance: 35,000
Statistics
CUB |
RUS![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 17 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 276 | Passes | 531 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 20 | Clearances | 10 |
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 |
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 |
| 17 | Daniel Díaz |
| 9 | Reydel Sánchez |
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