Kazan ArenaKazan, Russia
RussiaWDLWW
  • 21' Aleksandr Golovin
  • 36' Aleksandr Golovin
2-0
FINAL
FT
IranWDDDL
12T
RUS202
IRN000

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MATCH INFORMATION

Competition
International Friendlies
Date
Kickoff
Venue
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance
34,362
Referee
Ilgiz Tantashev

HEAD TO HEAD

Russia vs. Iran
Russia1WINS2DRAWSIran1WINS

Series tied 1-1-2

  • Russia2 – 1Iran
  • Iran1 – 1Russia
  • Russia1 – 1Iran
  • Iran1 – 0Russia

KEY STATS

RussiaIran
67%Possession33%
12Shots8
5Shots on Target3
663Passes317
80%Pass Accuracy60%
5Corners5
11Fouls17
3Offsides1
1Yellow Cards2

MATCH EVENTS

RussiaIran
  1. GOALAleksandr Golovin · assist Alexey Batrakov
    21'
  2. 27'
    SUBSTITUTION Ehsan Hajsafi Mohammad Mohebi
  3. 31'
    YELLOW CARDSaleh Hardani
  4. GOALAleksandr Golovin
    36'
  5. HALF-TIME
    45'
    SUBSTITUTION Dennis Dargahi Sardar Azmoun
  6. 45'
    SUBSTITUTION Saman Fallah Saleh Hardani
  7. 45'
    SUBSTITUTION Payam Niazmand Hossein Hosseini
  8. YELLOW CARDMaksim Glushenkov
    55'
  9. SUBSTITUTION Alexey Miranchuk Maksim Glushenkov
    65'
  10. SUBSTITUTION Danil Prutsev Ivan Oblyakov
    65'
  11. 66'
    SUBSTITUTION Shahab Zahedi Arya Yousefi
  12. 66'
    SUBSTITUTION Aref Haji Eydi Saeid Ezatolahi
  13. 66'
    SUBSTITUTION Omid Norafkan Mohammad Ghorbani
  14. 78'
    YELLOW CARDAli Nemati
  15. SUBSTITUTION Nail Umiarov Alexey Batrakov
    79'
  16. SUBSTITUTION Aleksandr Sobolev Konstantin Tyukavin
    79'
  17. SUBSTITUTION Lechii Sadulaev Aleksandr Golovin
    84'
  18. SUBSTITUTION Mingiyan Beveev Ilya Vakhanla
    84'
  19. 85'
    SUBSTITUTION Amirhossein Mahmoudi Ramin Rezaeian

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  1. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  2. First Half begins.

  3. 3'

    Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Viktor Melekhin.

  4. 4'

    Attempt missed. Arya Yousefi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

  5. 4'

    Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).

  6. 4'

    Igor Diveev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 4'

    Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).

  8. 4'

    Matvey Kislyak (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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  1. 6'

    Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Russia). Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a headed pass.

  2. 11'

    Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).

  3. 11'

    Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  4. 12'

    Attempt missed. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantin Tyukavin.

  5. 14'

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Saleh Hardani.

  6. 15'

    Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).

  7. 15'

    Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  8. 21'

    Goal! Russia 1, IR Iran 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov.

  9. 25'

    Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 25'

    Foul by Maksim Glushenkov (Russia).

  11. 27'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajisafi replaces Mohammad Mohebi because of an injury.

  12. 31'

    Attempt blocked. Arya Yousefi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.

  13. 31'

    Foul by Saleh Hardani (IR Iran).

  14. 31'

    Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 31'

    Saleh Hardani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  16. 32'

    Attempt blocked. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.

  17. 35'

    Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran).

  18. 35'

    Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 36'

    Goal! Russia 2, IR Iran 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

  20. 38'

    Ali Nemati (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 38'

    Foul by Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia).

  22. 40'

    Saleh Hardani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 40'

    Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).

  24. 43'

    Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran).

  25. 43'

    Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  26. 44'

    Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).

  27. 44'

    Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  28. 45'

    Attempt blocked. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov.

  29. 45'

    Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran).

  30. 45'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  31. 45'+1'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  32. 45'+2'

    Saleh Hardani (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  33. 45'+2'

    Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).

  34. 45'+3'

    First Half ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.

  35. 45'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Dennis Dargahi replaces Sardar Azmoun.

  36. 45'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Fallah replaces Saleh Hardani.

  37. 45'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Payam Niazmand replaces Hossein Hosseini.

  38. 45'

    Second Half begins Russia 2, IR Iran 0.

  39. 46'

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Saman Fallah.

  40. 47'

    Attempt missed. Viktor Melekhin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov following a corner.

  41. 48'

    Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran).

  42. 48'

    Matvey Kislyak (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  43. 49'

    Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ivan Oblyakov.

  44. 49'

    Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ivan Oblyakov.

  45. 50'

    Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).

  46. 50'

    Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  47. 50'

    Foul by Ali Nemati (IR Iran).

  48. 50'

    Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  49. 54'

    Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).

  50. 54'

    Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  51. 54'

    Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  52. 54'

    Foul by Maksim Glushenkov (Russia).

  53. 55'

    Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  54. 55'

    Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.

  55. 56'

    Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran).

  56. 56'

    Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  57. 57'

    Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  58. 57'

    Foul by Matvey Kislyak (Russia).

  59. 58'

    Attempt saved. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Payam Niazmand (IR Iran). Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov.

  60. 58'

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.

  61. 59'

    Offside, IR Iran. Dennis Dargahi is caught offside.

  62. 61'

    Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  63. 61'

    Foul by Ivan Oblyakov (Russia).

  64. 61'

    Attempt missed. Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arya Yousefi.

  65. 64'

    Attempt saved. Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Russia). Assisted by Arya Yousefi.

  66. 64'

    Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).

  67. 64'

    Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  68. 65'

    Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Maksim Glushenkov.

  69. 65'

    Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.

  70. 66'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Shahab Zahedi replaces Arya Yousefi.

  71. 66'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Aref Haji Eydi replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.

  72. 66'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.

  73. 67'

    Aref Haji Eydi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  74. 67'

    Foul by Danil Prutsev (Russia).

  75. 71'

    Handball by Dennis Dargahi (IR Iran).

  76. 77'

    Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Danil Krugovoy.

  77. 77'

    Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Aleksey Miranchuk.

  78. 78'

    Foul by Ali Nemati (IR Iran).

  79. 78'

    Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  80. 78'

    Ali Nemati (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  81. 79'

    Substitution, Russia. Nail Umyarov replaces Aleksey Batrakov.

  82. 79'

    Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Sobolev replaces Konstantin Tyukavin.

  83. 81'

    Shahab Zahedi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  84. 81'

    Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).

  85. 83'

    Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  86. 83'

    Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).

  87. 84'

    Substitution, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev replaces Aleksandr Golovin.

  88. 84'

    Delay in match because of an injury Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran).

  89. 84'

    Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Ilya Vakhania.

  90. 84'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  91. 85'

    Offside, Russia. Danil Prutsev is caught offside.

  92. 85'

    Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Mahmoudi replaces Ramin Rezaeian.

  93. 86'

    Attempt saved. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Payam Niazmand (IR Iran).

  94. 88'

    Attempt blocked. Shahab Zahedi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aref Haji Eydi.

  95. 88'

    Attempt saved. Shahab Zahedi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matvey Safonov (Russia).

  96. 88'

    Attempt saved. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Payam Niazmand (IR Iran).

  97. 89'

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.

  98. 89'

    Attempt missed. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

  99. 89'

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Saman Fallah.

  100. 90'

    Offside, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev is caught offside.

  101. 90'

    Foul by Aref Haji Eydi (IR Iran).

  102. 90'

    Viktor Melekhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  103. 90'+1'

    Offside, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev is caught offside.

  104. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  105. 90'+1'

    Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  106. 90'+1'

    Foul by Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia).

  107. 90'+2'

    Attempt missed. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.

  108. 90'+4'

    Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lechi Sadulaev following a fast break.

  109. 90'+5'

    Second Half ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.

  110. Match ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.

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