“Lechi Sadulaev opens the scoring, assisted by Artem Karpukas, after Russia had been probing with corners since the early minutes.”
“Fresh off a flurry of half-time substitutions, Danil Prutsev doubles the lead with an assist from new man Kirill Glebov, setting the tone for a ruthless second half.”
Pivotal“Konstantin Tyukavin makes it 3-0 almost immediately after coming on, as Russia's relentless wave of substitutions keeps the pressure cranked up on a tiring Namibia side.”
“A chaotic finish sees Kamaijanda Ndisiro turn the ball into his own net under pressure, compounding Namibia's misery and sealing a 6-0 scoreline.”
Russia
Namibia
Outstanding performance
Russia•MidfielderRussia controlled this friendly from the first whistle, racking up 65% possession and 24 shots to Namibia's four, but it took until the 37th minute for Lechi Sadulaev to break the deadlock from a corner routine. The floodgates only truly opened after the break, when a mass substitution overhaul at half-time injected fresh legs and sharper finishing, with Danil Prutsev and Konstantin Tyukavin adding goals within ten minutes of each other. Maksim Glushenkov's introduction proved decisive, scoring and assisting in the final quarter as Russia piled on two more via a Maksim Petrov penalty and a late Kamaijanda Ndisiro own goal. Namibia, who managed just nine saves and zero shots on target, were simply overrun, and this result does little to change the gulf in class between the two sides heading into their next outings.
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Corner awarded.
Goal - Penalty - Maksim Petrov 5-0
Goal! The score is now 5-0.
Goal! Maksim Glushenkov scores to make it 4-0, assisted by Maksim Petrov.
Maksim Petrov is on, and Danil Prutsev is off.
Turpal-Ali Ibishev comes on for Viktor Melekhin.
Substitution: Alexey Batrakov comes on for Nail Umyarov.
Nestor Iyambo is substituted for Wendell Rudath.
On Bethuel Muzeu, off Ben Namib.
assist: Ivan Oblyakov
Goal! Konstantin Tyukavin scores, making it 3-0.
Sergio Damaseb comes on for Moses Shidolo.
On Ivan Oblyakov, Off Artem Karpukas.
Ilya Vakhania replaces Maksim Osipenko.
assist: Kirill Glebov
Goal! Danil Prutsev scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Kirill Glebov.
Daniil Krugovoy is on, and Arsen Adamov is off.
Kirill Glebov is on, and Lechii Sadulaev is off.
Maksim Glushenkov is on, and Aleksey Miranchuk is off.
Konstantin Tyukavin comes on for Alexander Sobolev.
On Anton Mitryushkin, off Stanislav Agkatsev.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Corner awarded.
assist: Artem Karpukas
Goal! Lechii Sadulaev scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Artem Karpukas.
Yellow card issued to Ngero Katua.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off has occurred!
