Russia vs Nicaragua 2026 International Friendly
Introduction
Russia are hosting Nicaragua
at Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Russia 1, Nicaragua 0. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantin Tyukavin with a through ball.
- 16': Goal! Russia 1, Nicaragua 1. Óscar Acevedo (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge García.
- 42': Óscar Acevedo (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Goal! Russia 2, Nicaragua 1. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 2, Nicaragua 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Josué Quijano replaces Jefferson Rivera.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Kirill Glebov replaces Yaroslav Gladyshev.
- 47': Christian Reyes (Nicaragua) is shown the red card.
- 52': Valentin Paltsev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Nicaragua. Bancy Hernández replaces Jorge García.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Konstantin Tyukavin.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Anton Mitryushkin replaces Matvey Safonov.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Matvey Kislyak replaces Nail Umyarov.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Maksim Petrov replaces Daniil Fomin because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Ilya Vakhania replaces Valentin Paltsev.
- 67': Substitution, Russia. Georgi Melkadze replaces Lechi Sadulaev.
- 75': Substitution, Nicaragua. Joab Gutiérrez replaces Óscar Acevedo.
- 75': Substitution, Nicaragua. Jason Coronel replaces Marlon López.
- 83': Goal! Russia 3, Nicaragua 1. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 83': Substitution, Russia. Dmitri Barinov replaces Danil Prutsev.
- 87': Substitution, Nicaragua. Jonathan Moncada replaces Byron Bonilla.
- 87': Substitution, Nicaragua. José Martínez replaces Juan Barrera.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Krasnodar Stadium
Location: Krasnodar, Russia
Venue: Krasnodar Stadium
Location: Krasnodar, Russia
Statistics
 NCA |
RUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 33.3 | Possession | 66.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 174 | Accurate Passes | 429 |
| 248 | Passes | 503 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 31 | Clearances | 9 |
Russia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 2 | Evgeny Morozov |
| 19 | Ruslan Litvinov |
| 22 | Mingiyan Beveev |
| 5 | Valentin Paltsev  |
| 8 | Nail Umiarov |
| 25 | Danil Prutsev |
| 74 | Daniil Fomin |
| 10 | Konstantin Tyukavin |
| 20 | Lechii Sadulaev |
| 21 | Iaroslav Gladyshev |
Nicaragua (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Erick Pineda (GK) |
| 5 | Justing Cano |
| 21 | Christian Reyes  |
| 19 | Evert Martínez |
| 8 | Jacob Montes |
| 17 | Marlon López |
| 3 | Oscar Acevedo |
| 4 | Jefferson Rivera |
| 16 | Jorge García |
| 10 | Byron Bonilla |
| 11 | Juan Barrera |
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