Russia vs Namibia, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Russia

37': Lechii Sadulaev
54': Danil Prutsev
65': Konstantin Tyukavin
84': Maksim Glushenkov
87': Maksim Petrov (P)
90'+2': Kamaijanda Ndisiro (OG)

FT
6 - 0

Namibia

About

Russia are hosting Namibia at Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kennedy Eib.
8': Foul by Ben Namib (Namibia).
8': Maksim Osipenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
9': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kamaijanda Ndisiro.
9': Attempt missed. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross following a corner.
11': Offside, Namibia. Peter Shalulile is caught offside.
11': Attempt missed. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mingiyan Beveev.
12': Foul by Ben Namib (Namibia).
12': Arsen Adamov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Artem Karpukas.
13': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kamaijanda Ndisiro.
16': Foul by Ivan Kamberipa (Namibia).
16': Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Kennedy Eib (Namibia).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Attempt missed. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nail Umyarov with a cross.
20': Offside, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev is caught offside.
27': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Artem Karpukas.
29': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lechi Sadulaev.
32': Attempt saved. Danil Prutsev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Maksim Osipenko.
33': Foul by Moses Shidolo (Namibia).
33': Nail Umyarov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Ngero Katua (Namibia).
34': Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Ngero Katua (Namibia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Russia 1, Namibia 0. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artem Karpukas.
40': Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
40': Delay in match because of an injury Ngero Katua (Namibia).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt saved. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Mingiyan Beveev.
42': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kamaijanda Ndisiro.
42': Ivan Kamberipa (Namibia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
43': Riaan Hanamub (Namibia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
45': Riaan Hanamub (Namibia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Peter Shalulile (Namibia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ngero Katua following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Riaan Hanamub (Namibia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia).
45'+2': First Half ends, Russia 1, Namibia 0.
45': Second Half begins Russia 1, Namibia 0.
45': Substitution, Russia. Konstantin Tyukavin replaces Aleksandr Sobolev.
45': Substitution, Russia. Anton Mitryushkin replaces Stanislav Agkatsev.
45': Substitution, Russia. Maksim Glushenkov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
45': Substitution, Russia. Kirill Glebov replaces Lechi Sadulaev.
45': Substitution, Russia. Danil Krugovoy replaces Arsen Adamov.
46': Attempt saved. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Kirill Glebov.
46': Attempt missed. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Riaan Hanamub (Namibia).
47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Attempt missed. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov.
51': Attempt missed. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy with a cross.
52': Offside, Namibia. Deon Hotto is caught offside.
53': Riaan Hanamub (Namibia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
54': Goal! Russia 2, Namibia 0. Danil Prutsev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kirill Glebov with a headed pass.
59': Deon Hotto (Namibia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
59': Foul by Aprocius Petrus (Namibia).
59': Artem Karpukas (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Russia. Ilya Vakhania replaces Maksim Osipenko.
64': Substitution, Russia. Ivan Oblyakov replaces Artem Karpukas.
64': Substitution, Namibia. Sergio Damaseb replaces Moses Shidolo.
64': Substitution, Namibia. Bethuel Muzeu replaces Ben Namib.
65': Goal! Russia 3, Namibia 0. Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Oblyakov.
66': Attempt blocked. Aprocius Petrus (Namibia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Shalulile.
68': Offside, Russia. Kirill Glebov is caught offside.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Wendell Rudath (Namibia).
72': Substitution, Namibia. Nestor Iyambo replaces Wendell Rudath because of an injury.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt blocked. Bethuel Muzeu (Namibia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deon Hotto with a cross.
75': Ngero Katua (Namibia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Danil Prutsev (Russia).
77': Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Batrakov replaces Nail Umyarov.
77': Substitution, Russia. Turpal-Ali Ibishev replaces Viktor Melekhin.
77': Substitution, Russia. Maksim Petrov replaces Danil Prutsev.
78': Attempt missed. Maksim Petrov (Russia) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy.
79': Attempt missed. Sergio Damaseb (Namibia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
81': Foul by Nestor Iyambo (Namibia).
81': Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Attempt saved. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia).
84': Goal! Russia 4, Namibia 0. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maksim Petrov.
86': Penalty conceded by Ivan Kamberipa (Namibia) after a foul in the penalty area.
86': Penalty Russia. Kirill Glebov draws a foul in the penalty area.
87': Goal! Russia 5, Namibia 0. Maksim Petrov (Russia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
88': Attempt saved. Mingiyan Beveev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Danil Krugovoy.
88': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kamaijanda Ndisiro.
89': Attempt blocked. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov with a cross.
89': Attempt saved. Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia). Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov.
89': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kamaijanda Ndisiro.
90': Attempt saved. Turpal-Ali Ibishev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamaijanda Ndisiro (Namibia).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ngero Katua.
90'+2': Own Goal by Kamaijanda Ndisiro, Namibia. Russia 6, Namibia 0.
90'+2': Substitution, Namibia. Paulus Amutenya replaces Ivan Kamberipa.
90'+2': Substitution, Namibia. Tjipe Karuuombe replaces Aprocius Petrus.
90'+2': Substitution, Namibia. Tyrese Hikupembe replaces Peter Shalulile.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Russia 6, Namibia 0.
0': Match ends, Russia 6, Namibia 0.

Statistics

NAM		RUS
8	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	7
9	Saves	0
35.5	Possession	64.5
4	SHOTS	24
0	ON GOAL	14
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
256	Accurate Passes	554
349	Passes	629
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	45
30	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	12
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	10
18	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Ekaterinburg Arena
Location: Ekaterinburg, Russia

Line-Ups

Russia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Stanislav Agkatsev (GK)
5	Maksim Osipenko
14	Viktor Melekhin
22	Mingiyan Beveev
21	Arsen Adamov
25	Danil Prutsev
8	Nail Umiarov
15	Artem Karpukas
7	Aleksandr Sobolev
20	Lechii Sadulaev
59	Alexey Miranchuk

Russia Substitutes:

Maksim Glushenkov, Turpal-Ali Ibishev, Ilya Vakhanla, Igor Diveev, Ivan Oblyakov, Konstantin Tyukavin, Danil Krugovoi, Anton Mitryushkin, Alexey Batrakov, Maksim Petrov, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Kirill Glebov, Matvey Kislyak.

Namibia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Kamaijanda Ndisiro (GK)
6	Ngero Katua
21	Kennedy Eib
4	Riaan Hanamub
20	Ivan Kamberipa
18	Aprocius Petrus
15	Ben Namib
8	Moses Shidolo
13	Peter Shalulile
7	Deon Hotto
17	Wendell Rudath

Namibia Substitutes:

Nestor Tangeni Iyambo, Tyrese Hikupembe, Junior Petrus, Jonas Mateus, Okeri Nguarambuka, Mashiku Hans Muyeka, Mervin Kasetura, Sergio Damaseb, Carl Tjipe Karuuombe, Paulus Amutenya, Charles Hambira, Bethuel Muzeu.

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