


Russia
12’ Iury Gazinsky
43’ Denis Cheryshev
71’ Artem Dzyuba
90’ Denis Cheryshev
90’ Aleksandr Golovin

Saudi Arabia
The Indian cricket team seem to be leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for the second Test against Australia in Bengaluru. Having been swept away by the visitors at Pune, Virat Kohli’s men enter the Test facing a situation they have seldom faced this home season.
While Virat Kohli’s cheap dismissals in both innings at Pune were vital for Australia to win the match, Cheteshwar Pujara was just as important for India. In fact, in a similar situation against England in 2012, Pujara managed a double century in the first Test and a century in the second. But, as was the case with almost every Indian batsman against Australia in Pune, Pujara hardly had an impact on the score card.
While the Pune pitch had played a big role in the collapse of the otherwise destructive Indian batting line up, questions were also raised on the hosts’ fielding efforts. India dropped Australian captain Steve Smith on multiple ocassions on his way to his 18th Test century last time out. It seems that is what they are working to improve according to a video that has been put out on the Indian Cricket Team Facebook page.
Group A | 14 Jun
Luzhniki Stadium

Russia
12’ Iury Gazinsky
43’ Denis Cheryshev
71’ Artem Dzyuba
90’ Denis Cheryshev
90’ Aleksandr Golovin

Saudi Arabia
- Russia
- Key Stats
- Saudi Arabia
- 5
- Goals
- 0
- 13
- TOTAL SHOTS
- 6
- 40
- BALL POSSESSION
- 60
- 7
- SHOTS ON TARGET
- 0
- 6
- CORNERS
- 2
- 18
- CROSSES
- 9
- 1061
- TOUCHES
- 1619
- 389
- PASSES
- 591
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90'
Game Over
Russia 5 - 0 Saudi Arabia
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90'
Goal
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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90'
Shot on Goal
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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90'
Free Kick
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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90'
Yellow Card
Taiseer Aljassam (Saudi Arabia)
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90'
Foul
Taiseer Aljassam fouled by Aleksandr Golovin (Saudi Arabia)
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90'
Free Kick
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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90'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Yasir Alshahrani (Russia)
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90'
Goal
Denis Cheryshev. Assist by Artem Dzyuba (Russia)
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90'
Shot on Goal
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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90'
Free Kick
Sergey Ignashevich (Russia)
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90'
Foul
Fahad Almuwallad fouled by Sergey Ignashevich (Saudi Arabia)
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90'
Injury Time
Injury Time
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90'
Free Kick
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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90'
Foul
Denis Cheryshev fouled by Mohamed Alburayk (Russia)
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90'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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90'
Corner Kick
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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89'
Cross
Roman Zobnin (Russia)
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89'
Cross
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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88'
Free Kick
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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88'
Yellow Card
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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88'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Omar Othman (Russia)
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88'
Cross
Hatan Bahbir (Saudi Arabia)
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87'
Free Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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87'
Foul
Daler Kuziaev fouled by Salem Aldawsari (Russia)
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87'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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87'
Corner Kick
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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86'
Cross
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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86'
Free Kick
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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85'
Foul
Hatan Bahbir fouled by Yury Zhirkov (Saudi Arabia)
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85'
Goal Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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84'
Substitution
Muhannad Asiri (on). Mohammad Alsahlawi (off). (Saudi Arabia)
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84'
Shot
Daler Kuziaev (Russia)
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83'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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82'
Throw-In
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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82'
Cross
Fahad Almuwallad (Saudi Arabia)
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82'
Shot
Hatan Bahbir (Saudi Arabia)
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82'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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81'
Throw-In
Hatan Bahbir (Saudi Arabia)
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81'
Free Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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81'
Foul
Yury Zhirkov fouled by Mohamed Alburayk (Russia)
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80'
Free Kick
Ilya Kutepov (Russia)
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80'
Foul
Taiseer Aljassam fouled by Daler Kuziaev (Saudi Arabia)
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78'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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77'
Goal Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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77'
Shot
Roman Zobnin (Russia)
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77'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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77'
Free Kick
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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76'
Foul
Yasir Alshahrani fouled by Roman Zobnin (Saudi Arabia)
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76'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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75'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
75'
Free Kick
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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75'
Foul
Iury Gazinsky fouled by Taiseer Aljassam (Russia)
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74'
Free Kick
Taiseer Aljassam (Saudi Arabia)
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74'
Foul
Artem Dzyuba fouled by Omar Othman (Russia)
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74'
Goal Kick
Igor Akinfeev (Russia)
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73'
Substitution
Hatan Bahbir (on). Yahia Alshehri (off). (Saudi Arabia)
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73'
Shot
Salem Aldawsari (Saudi Arabia)
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71'
Goal
Artem Dzyuba. Assist by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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71'
Shot on Goal
Artem Dzyuba (Russia)
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71'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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71'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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71'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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70'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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70'
Substitution
Artem Dzyuba (on). Fedor Smolov (off). (Russia)
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68'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
-
68'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
68'
Shot on Goal
Roman Zobnin (Russia)
-
67'
Free Kick
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
-
67'
Foul
Denis Cheryshev fouled by Mohamed Alburayk (Russia)
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67'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
-
66'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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66'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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65'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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65'
Shot on Goal
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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65'
Cross
Fedor Smolov (Russia)
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64'
Free Kick
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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64'
Substitution
Daler Kuziaev (on). Alexander Samedov (off). (Russia)
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64'
Substitution
Fahad Almuwallad (on). Abdullah Otayf (off). (Saudi Arabia)
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64'
Foul
Denis Cheryshev fouled by Mohamed Alburayk (Russia)
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62'
Shot
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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62'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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61'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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61'
Free Kick
Abdullah Otayf (Saudi Arabia)
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61'
Foul
Denis Cheryshev fouled by Mohamed Alburayk (Russia)
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60'
Free Kick
Abdullah Otayf (Saudi Arabia)
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60'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Salman Alfaraj (Russia)
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59'
Cross
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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59'
Free Kick
Igor Akinfeev (Russia)
-
58'
Offside
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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58'
Cross
Taiseer Aljassam (Saudi Arabia)
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58'
Free Kick
Taiseer Aljassam (Saudi Arabia)
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58'
Foul
Alexander Samedov fouled by Salem Aldawsari (Russia)
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57'
Free Kick
Abdullah Otayf (Saudi Arabia)
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57'
Foul
Roman Zobnin fouled by Abdullah Otayf (Russia)
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57'
Goal Kick
Igor Akinfeev (Russia)
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56'
Cross
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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55'
Free Kick
Iury Gazinsky (Russia)
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55'
Foul
Taiseer Aljassam fouled by Iury Gazinsky (Saudi Arabia)
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54'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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54'
Cross
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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54'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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53'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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53'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
52'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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52'
Goal Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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52'
Shot
Alexander Samedov (Russia)
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50'
Cross
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
50'
Corner Kick
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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49'
Free Kick
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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49'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Abdullah Otayf (Russia)
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49'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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48'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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47'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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46'
Free Kick
Abdullah Otayf (Saudi Arabia)
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46'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Osama Hawsawi (Russia)
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46'
Start Half
Start Half
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45'
Half Over
Russia 2 - 0 Saudi Arabia
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45'
Free Kick
Omar Othman (Saudi Arabia)
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45'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Abdullah Otayf (Russia)
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45'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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45'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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45'
Injury Time
Injury Time
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43'
Goal
Denis Cheryshev. Assist by Roman Zobnin (Russia)
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43'
Shot on Goal
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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42'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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42'
Goal Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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42'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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41'
Free Kick
Sergey Ignashevich (Russia)
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41'
Foul
Salman Alfaraj fouled by Roman Zobnin (Saudi Arabia)
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40'
Free Kick
Osama Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia)
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40'
Foul
Aleksandr Golovin fouled by Abdullah Otayf (Russia)
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40'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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38'
Goal Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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38'
Cross
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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37'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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37'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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34'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
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34'
Free Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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34'
Foul
Fedor Smolov fouled by Osama Hawsawi (Russia)
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34'
Throw-In
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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33'
Free Kick
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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33'
Foul
Iury Gazinsky fouled by Salman Alfaraj (Russia)
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32'
Goal Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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31'
Goal Kick
Igor Akinfeev (Russia)
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31'
Shot
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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31'
Cross
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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31'
Free Kick
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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30'
Foul
Yury Zhirkov fouled by Taiseer Aljassam (Russia)
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30'
Free Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
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29'
Offside
Fedor Smolov (Russia)
-
29'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
28'
Goal Kick
Igor Akinfeev (Russia)
-
28'
Shot
Salem Aldawsari (Saudi Arabia)
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27'
Free Kick
Salem Aldawsari (Saudi Arabia)
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27'
Foul
Ilya Kutepov fouled by Salem Aldawsari (Russia)
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27'
Cross
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
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26'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
-
26'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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24'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
24'
Substitution
Denis Cheryshev (on). Alan Dzagoev (off). (Russia)
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22'
Cross
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
-
22'
Corner Kick
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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22'
Shot
Mohammad Alsahlawi (Saudi Arabia)
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21'
Cross
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
-
21'
Corner Kick
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
-
21'
Cross
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
-
20'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
-
20'
Free Kick
Sergey Ignashevich (Russia)
-
20'
Foul
Mohammad Alsahlawi fouled by Roman Zobnin (Saudi Arabia)
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19'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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18'
Throw-In
Salman Alfaraj (Saudi Arabia)
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18'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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17'
Free Kick
Sergey Ignashevich (Russia)
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17'
Foul
Mohammad Alsahlawi fouled by Sergey Ignashevich (Saudi Arabia)
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17'
Free Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
-
15'
Offside
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
15'
Throw-In
Fedor Smolov (Russia)
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14'
Free Kick
Osama Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia)
-
14'
Offside
Fedor Smolov (Russia)
-
14'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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13'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
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12'
Goal
Iury Gazinsky. Assist by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
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12'
Shot on Goal
Iury Gazinsky (Russia)
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12'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
-
12'
Cross
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
12'
Corner Kick
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
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11'
Shot
Alan Dzagoev (Russia)
-
11'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
10'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
10'
Cross
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
10'
Corner Kick
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
9'
Shot
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
9'
Cross
Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)
-
8'
Throw-In
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
8'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
8'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
7'
Shot
Alexander Samedov (Russia)
-
7'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
-
7'
Throw-In
Taiseer Aljassam (Saudi Arabia)
-
6'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
-
6'
Shot
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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5'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
-
5'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
-
4'
Throw-In
Mohamed Alburayk (Saudi Arabia)
-
4'
Free Kick
Abdullah Almuaiouf (Saudi Arabia)
-
4'
Foul
Fedor Smolov fouled by Mohamed Alburayk (Russia)
-
3'
Cross
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
3'
Corner Kick
Yury Zhirkov (Russia)
-
2'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
2'
Throw-In
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
2'
Free Kick
Mario Fernandes (Russia)
-
1'
Foul
Omar Othman fouled by Alexander Samedov (Saudi Arabia)
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1'
Throw-In
Yasir Alshahrani (Saudi Arabia)
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1'
Start Half
Start Half
Russia
- 1 Igor Akinfeev
- 2 Mario Fernandes
- 3 Ilya Kutepov
- 4 Sergey Ignashevich
- 18 Yuri Zhirkov
- 8 Lury Gazinskiy
- 11 Roman Zobnin
- 19
Aleksandr Samedov
64'
- 9
Alan Dzagoev
24'
- 17 Aleksandr Golovin
- 10
Fedor Smolov
70'
Substitutes
- 6
Denis Cheryshev
24
- 7
Daler Kuzyayev
64
- 22
Artem Dzyuba
70
- 12 Andrei Lunev
- 5 Andrey Semenov
- 16 Anton Miranchuk
- 13 Fedor Kudryashov
- 20 Vladimir Gabulov
- 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin
- 15 Aleksei Miranchuk
- 23 Igor Smolnikov
- 14 Vladimir Granat
Head Coach
- Stanislav Cherchesov
Saudi Arabia
- 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
- 6 Mohammed Al-Burayk
- 3 Osama Hawsawi
- 5 Omar Othman
- 13 Yasir Al-Shahrani
- 18 Salem Al-Dawsari
- 14
Abdullah Otayf
64'
- 7 Salman Al-Faraj
- 17 Taiseer Al Jassam
- 8
Yahia Al-Shehri
73'
- 10
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
84'
Substitutes
- 9
Hattan Bahbir
73
- 19
Fahad Al-Muwallad
64
- 20
Muhannad Assiri
84
- 21 Yasser Al-Mosailem
- 4 Ali Al Bulayhi
- 22 Mohammed Al-Owais
- 12 Mohamed Kanno
- 2 Mansour Al-Harbi
- 23 Motaz Hawsawi
- 16 Hussain Al Moqahwi
- 11 AbdulMalek Al Khaibri
- 15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
Head Coach
- Juan Antonio Pizzi
India’s unbeaten run in Test matches was finally broken when they suffered a crushing 333 run defeat to Australia at Pune. India only managed 105 and 107 in their two innings, both which are lesser than what Smith scored alone. Indian skipper Virat Kohli was dismissed for a rare duck in the first innings and scored only 13 in the second. If there was any positive take away for India in the first Test, it was Umesh Yadav’s spell. The pacer took four wickets in 12 overs in Australia’s first innings.
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