Russia defeats Slovakia 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from M. Skriniar

KAZAN'. Russia tops Slovakia 1-0 after M. Skriniar scored an own goal 24min.

Russia defeats Slovakia 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from M. Skriniar

KAZAN’. Russia tops Slovakia 1-0 after M. Skriniar scored an own goal 24min. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (74%).​

The match was played at the Kazan’ Arena stadium in Kazan’ on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who had the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar. The 4th official was José Luis Munuera Montero. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.3 degrees Celsius or 32.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
  • 9 Total 27
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 22
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 65 Attack 144
  • 32 Dangerous attack 64
  • 71 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 15
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Slovakia was in firm control of the ball 74% while Russia was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Slovakia was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Russia found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Russia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Slovakia shot 27 times, 5 on target, 22 off target.

Cards

Russia received 1 yellow card (D. Barinov). On the other side, Slovakia received 2 yellow cards (J. Kucka and P. Hrosovsky).

Match Timeline

24'
46'
46'
52'
63'
64'
64'
64'
73'
80'
80'
81'
84'
88'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
19
8
15
8
10
8

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
16
8

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
18
8
12
8
11
8

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8
15
8

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
23
10
16
10
16
10
1
10

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
21
10
18
10
9
10

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
23
10
22
10
14
10
14
10
5
10
5
10

Group I

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
26
10
20
10
18
10
17
10
6
10

Group J

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
17
10
12
10
9
10

After this match, Russia will have 16 points like Croatia to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Slovakia will stay with 9 points to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Russia will play away with Slovenia on the 11th of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Russia (0 draws).

Slovakia will play away agasint Croatia on the 11th of October with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Croatia (1 draw).

Russia – Formation

Russia
G
Matvey Safonov 16.Russia
8.1
D
Sergey Terekhov 22.Russia
6.7
80'
D
Georgiy Dzhikiya 14.Russia
7.1
D
Igor Diveev 3.Russia
6.4
D
Aleksey Sutormin 18.Russia
7.2
M
Aleksandr Erokhin 21.Russia
6.9
63'
M
Daler Kuzyaev 23.Russia
7.2
M
Dmitriy Barinov 6.Russia
7.3
84'
F
Zelimkhan Bakaev 10.Russia
7.4
73'
F
Arsen Zakharyan 20.Russia
7.0
46'
F
Fedor Smolov 9.Russia
7.1
46'
Substitutes
G
Yuri Dyupin 12.Russia
G
D
6.4
63'
D
Fedor Kudryashov 13.Russia
6.2
80'
D
Maksim Osipenko 5.Russia
D
Arsen Adamov 4.Russia
M
Ilzat Akhmetov 17.Russia
M
Daniil Fomin 8.Russia
6.8
46'
M
Danil Glebov 15.Russia
F
6.8
73'
F
Gamid Agalarov 11.Russia
F
Anton Zabolotnyi 7.Russia
6.8
46'

Russia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Valeriy Karpin decided to play with the following team: Matvey Safonov (8.1), Aleksei Sutormin (7.2), Igor Diveev (6.4), Georgiy Dzhikiya (7.1), Sergey Terekhov (6.7), Daler Kuzyaev (7.2), Dmitriy Barinov (7.3), Aleksandr Erokhin (6.9), Zelimkhan Bakaev (7.4), Fedor Smolov (7.1) and Arsen Zakharyan (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yuri Dyupin, Rifat Zhemaletdinov (6.8), Dmitri Chistyakov (6.4), Fedor Kudryashov (6.2), Ilzat Akhmetov, Daniil Fomin (6.8), Daniil Glebov, Maksim Osipenko, Arsen Adamov, Guilherme Marinato, Gamid Agalarov and Anton Zabolotnyi (6.8).

Substitutions

Russia made 5 changes: A. Zakharian for A. Zabolotnyi (46′), F. Smolov for D. Fomin (46′), A. Erokhin for D. Chistyakov (63′), Z. Bakaev for R. Zhemaletdinov (73′) and S. Terekhov for F. Kudryashov (80′).

Best player: Matvey Safonov​

The player that probably impressed the most for Russia was the goalkeeper: Matvey Safonov. His rating is 8.10. He performed 5 saves.

Slovakia – Formation

Slovakia
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
6.3
D
Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia
6.8
81'
D
Lubomir Satka  5.Slovakia
7.4
D
Milan Skriniar 14.Slovakia
7.2
D
Dávid Hancko 16.Slovakia
7.1
M
Marek Hamšík 17.Slovakia
8.3
M
Juraj Kucka 19.Slovakia
7.3
64' 52'
M
Ondrej Duda 8.Slovakia
6.9
64'
M
Lukas Haraslin 7.Slovakia
6.8
80'
M
Ivan Schranz 18.Slovakia
7.3
F
Róbert Bozeník 9.Slovakia
6.8
64'
Substitutes
G
Dominik Greif 23.Slovakia
G
Dusan Kuciak 12.Slovakia
D
Vernon De Marco 3.Slovakia
D
Tomáš Hubočan 15.Slovakia
D
Martin Koscelník 4.Slovakia
M
Matúš Bero 21.Slovakia
M
Patrik Hrosovsky 13.Slovakia
7.1
64' 88'
M
T. Suslov 11.Slovakia
6.6
81'
M
Erik Jirka 6.Slovakia
M
Albert Rusnák 10.Slovakia
6.4
64'
F
David Strelec 20.Slovakia
6.9
64'
F
Ladislav Almasi 22.Slovakia
6.8
80'

Slovakia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Stefan Tarkovic played with: Marek Rodák (6.3), Peter Pekarík (6.8), Ľubomír Šatka (7.4), Milan Škriniar (7.2), Dávid Hancko (7.1), Juraj Kucka (7.3), Marek Hamšík (8.3), Ivan Schranz (7.3), Ondrej Duda (6.9), Lukáš Haraslín (6.8) and Róbert Boženík (6.8).

They had on the bench: David Strelec (6.9), Vernon De Marco, Matúš Bero, Ladislav Almási (6.8), Tomáš Hubočan, Patrik Hrošovský (7.1), Dominik Greif, Tomáš Suslov (6.6), Martin Koscelník, Erik Jirka, Dušan Kuciak and Albert Rusnák (6.4).

Substitutions

Slovakia made 5 changes: J. Kucka for P. Hrosovsky (64′), R. Bozenik for D. Strelec (64′), O. Duda for A. Rusnak (64′), L. Haraslin for L. Almasi (80′) and P. Pekarik for T. Suslov (81′).

Best player: Marek Hamšík​

The player that probably impressed the most for Slovakia was Marek Hamšík.

His rating is (8.3) with 123 passes (88% accurate) and 7 key passes. He performed 15 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.​