Football
Football Union of Russia vs Saudi Arabia. FIFA World Cup Group A.
4:00pm, Thursday 14th June 2018.
Luzhniki StadiumAttendance: Attendance78,011.
Match ends, Russia 5, Saudi Arabia 0.
Second Half ends, Russia 5, Saudi Arabia 0.
Goal! Russia 5, Saudi Arabia 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia).
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Yasir Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
Goal! Russia 4, Saudi Arabia 0. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba with a headed pass.
Foul by Fahad Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia).
Sergey Ignashevich (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Russia).
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Omar Hawsawi.
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
Omar Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Muhannad Abu Radiyah.
Foul by Hatan Bahbri (Saudi Arabia).
Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Muhannad Abu Radiyah replaces Mohammed Al-Sahlawi.
Attempt missed. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
Attempt blocked. Hatan Bahbri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salman Al Faraj.
Foul by Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).
Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia).
Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Yuri Gazinskiy (Russia).
Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hatan Bahbri replaces Yahia Al Shehri.
Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal! Russia 3, Saudi Arabia 0. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
Substitution, Russia. Artem Dzyuba replaces Fedor Smolov.
Attempt saved. Roman Zobnin (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
Attempt saved. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fedor Smolov.
Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Aleksandr Samedov.
Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Fahad Al Muwallad replaces Abdullah Otayf.
Attempt blocked. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Samedov.
Salman Al Faraj (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salman Al Faraj is caught offside.
Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Aleksandr Samedov (Russia).
Abdullah Otayf (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
Yuri Gazinskiy (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Aleksandr Samedov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Fedor Smolov.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Osama Hawsawi.
Osama Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 0.
First Half ends, Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 0.
Goal! Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 0. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roman Zobnin.
Foul by Salman Al Faraj (Saudi Arabia).
Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
Attempt missed. Yasir Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salman Al Faraj with a cross following a set piece situation.
Offside, Russia. Fedor Smolov is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam.
Foul by Ilya Kutepov (Russia).
Substitution, Russia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Alan Dzagoev because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Alan Dzagoev (Russia).
Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Ilya Kutepov.
Attempt blocked. Mohammed Al-Sahlawi (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Mohammed Al-Sahlawi (Saudi Arabia).
Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia).
Offside, Russia. Mário Fernandes is caught offside.
Goal! Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Yuri Gazinskiy (Russia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Alan Dzagoev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roman Zobnin.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mohammed Al Burayk.
Attempt blocked. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Samedov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Fernandes.
Attempt blocked. Yasir Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
Foul by Omar Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia).
Aleksandr Samedov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
