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Russia vs Iran

FA Cup
Russia
RUS
2-0
Final
Iran
IRN
Kazan Arena

Match pulse

RUSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTIRN
67%Possession33%
12Shots8
5On target3
5Corners5
3Saves3
11Fouls17
31'Saleh HardaniIRN55'Maksim GlushenkovRUS78'Ali NematiIRN
Team1H2HT
RUS202
IRN000

Who won: Russia 2-0

Russia beat Iran 2-0 on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Kazan Arena. Goals for Russia: Aleksandr Golovin (21', 36').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.1Aleksandr GolovinLF
  2. 28.0Matvei SafonovG
  3. 37.1Alexey BatrakovRM
  4. 47.0Danil KrugovoiLB
  5. 56.8Igor DiveevCD-R
  6. 66.7Viktor MelekhinCD-L
  7. 76.7Ilya VakhanlaRB
  8. 86.6Konstantin TyukavinF
  9. 96.4Matvey KislyakCM
  10. 106.3Ivan OblyakovLM
  11. 116.2Shahab ZahediSUB
  12. 126.0Alexey MiranchukSUB

Team stats

RUSIRN
11Fouls17
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
5Corner Kicks5
3Saves3
67.2Possession32.8
12SHOTS8
5ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
545Accurate Passes192
663Passes317
0.8Pass Completion %0.6
1Accurate Crosses3
8Crosses14
0.1Cross %0.2
62Long Balls83
30Accurate Long Balls35
0.5Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles12
8Tackles18
0.8Tackle %0.7
14Interceptions16
15Effective Clearances20
15Clearances20

Player of the game

Aleksandr Golovin

RUS · 2 G

8.1

Deserved to win

29%
RUS · 0.54 xG
46%
Draw
26%
IRN · 0.50 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.
  3. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lechi Sadulaev following a fast break.

    A. Miranchuk

  4. 90'+2'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.

  5. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia).

  6. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'+1'RUS

    Offside

    Offside, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev is caught offside.

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Viktor Melekhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Aref Haji Eydi (IR Iran).

  11. 89'RUS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Saman Fallah.

  12. 89'RUS

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

  13. 89'RUS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Russia. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.

  14. 88'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Payam Niazmand (IR Iran).

  15. 88'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Shahab Zahedi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matvey Safonov (Russia).

    S. Zahedi

  16. 88'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Shahab Zahedi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aref Haji Eydi.

    S. Zahedi

  17. 86'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Payam Niazmand (IR Iran).

  18. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Rezaeian

    Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Mahmoudi replaces Ramin Rezaeian.

    A. Mahmoudi

  19. 85'

    Offside

    Offside, Russia. Danil Prutsev is caught offside.

  20. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Vakhania

    Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Ilya Vakhania.

    M. Beveev

  21. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Golovin

    Substitution, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev replaces Aleksandr Golovin.

    L. Sadulaev

  22. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).

  23. 83'

    Free kick won

    Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).

  25. 81'

    Free kick won

    Shahab Zahedi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Leaders

RUSIRN
Total Shots
Danil Krugovoi
3
Arya Yousefi
2
Accurate Passes
Viktor Melekhin
85
Shoja Khalilzadeh
23
Defensive Interventions
Viktor Melekhin
10
Ali Nemati
10
Saves
Matvei Safonov
3
Payam Niazmand
3

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-2