- Fedor Smolov - 10'
- Zelimkhan Bakaev - 84' Pen
Match Formations
- Guilherme1
- Karavaev4
- Osipenko5
- Diveev3
- Kuzyaev23
- Miranchuk15
- Barinov8
- Erokhin21
- Zakharyan17
- Smolov9
- Ionov20
Game Information
Lukoil Arena
2:45 PM, September 7, 2021Coverage: ESPN+
Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 10,508
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Russia 2, Malta 0. |
90'+4' Second Half ends, Russia 2, Malta 0. |
90'+3' Hand ball by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia). |
90'+1' Attempt missed. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner. |
90'+1' Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmitri Barinov. |
90'+1' Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner. |
90' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Triston Caruana. |
89' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg. |
88' Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
88' Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta). |
88' Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia). |
88' Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
87' Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner. |
87' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg. |
86' Substitution, Malta. Nikolai Muscat replaces Teddy Teuma. |
86' Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Andrei Agius. |
84' Goal! Russia 2, Malta 0. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. |
82' Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball. |
82' Penalty conceded by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area. |
82' Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Zabolotny. |
81' Shaun Dimech (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
81' Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia). |
81' Attempt blocked. Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev. |
80' Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia). |
80' Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
79' Substitution, Russia. Rifat Zhemaletdinov replaces Aleksey Ionov. |
78' Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. |
77' Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
77' Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia). |
77' Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a cross following a corner. |
77' Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner. |
76' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat. |
75' Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Cain Attard. |
75' Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. |
72' Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. |
71' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrei Agius. |
71' Attempt blocked. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
71' Substitution, Russia. Anton Zabolotny replaces Fedor Smolov. |
70' Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. |
70' Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov. |
69' Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev. |
68' Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
68' Foul by Steve Borg (Malta). |
68' Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
67' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Alexander Satariano. |
66' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat. |
66' Substitution, Malta. Triston Caruana replaces Stephen Pisani. |
66' Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Luke Montebello. |
65' Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma. |
64' Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia). |
64' Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
61' Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Montebello. |
60' Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
60' Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia). |
58' Substitution, Russia. Ilya Samoshnikov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk. |
58' Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta). |
58' Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
56' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg. |
54' Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
54' Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia). |
52' Attempt saved. Igor Diveev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross. |
51' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Cain Attard. |
50' Corner, Malta. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev. |
50' Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
50' Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
50' Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia). |
49' Offside, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside. |
48' Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma. |
47' Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
47' Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia). |
45' Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Arsen Zakharyan. |
45' Substitution, Russia. Roman Zobnin replaces Aleksandr Erokhin. |
45' Second Half begins Russia 1, Malta 0. |
45' First Half ends, Russia 1, Malta 0. |
45' Attempt missed. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. |
43' Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
43' Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia). |
41' Offside, Russia. Dmitri Barinov tries a through ball, but Fedor Smolov is caught offside. |
40' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat. |
39' Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Erokhin. |
37' Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. |
34' Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta). |
34' Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
33' Attempt missed. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. |
32' Maksim Osipenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
32' Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta). |
28' Attempt blocked. Andrei Agius (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. |
27' Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
27' Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia). |
23' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg. |
22' Corner, Russia. Conceded by Henry Bonello. |
22' Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov. |
22' Attempt blocked. Steve Borg (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma. |
15' Attempt missed. Paul Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cain Attard. |
12' Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
12' Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia). |
10' Goal! Russia 1, Malta 0. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. |
9' Offside, Russia. Aleksandr Erokhin tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |