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Russia vs Nigeria

FA Cup
Russia
RUS
3-3
Final
Nigeria
NGA
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Match pulse

RUSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNGA
63%Possession37%
17Shots10
6On target6
7Corners3
3Saves3
17Fouls10
37'Ivan OblyakovRUS43'Lechii SadulaevRUS81'Chibuzo NwokoNGA90'+6'Abdullahi OmarNGA
Team1H2HT
RUS213
NGA123

Final score

Russia and Nigeria drew 3-3 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Goals for Russia: Lechii Sadulaev (30'), Matvey Kislyak (45'+2') and Alexey Miranchuk (54'). Goals for Nigeria: Kelechi Iheanacho (10'), Osayande Peter Edokpolor (78') and Akor Adams (90'+4').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Matvey KislyakCM
  2. 27.2Alexey MiranchukRF
  3. 37.1Kelechi IheanachoCF-R
  4. 46.9Akor Adams
  5. 56.8Abdullahi BeweneRB
  6. 66.7Aleksandr SobolevF
  7. 76.5Osayande Peter Edokpolor
  8. 86.5Umar Abubakar
  9. 96.4Alexey BatrakovLM
  10. 106.4Lechii SadulaevLF
  11. 116.4Moses SimonM
  12. 126.1Danil KrugovoiLB

Team stats

RUSNGA
17Fouls10
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
7Corner Kicks3
3Saves3
62.7Possession37.3
17SHOTS10
6ON GOAL6
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
468Accurate Passes254
541Passes324
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses1
19Crosses6
0.2Cross %0.2
42Long Balls58
21Accurate Long Balls21
0.5Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots1
9Effective Tackles10
11Tackles19
0.8Tackle %0.5
10Interceptions15
11Effective Clearances24
11Clearances24

Player of the game

Matvey Kislyak

RUS · 1 G, 1 A

7.6

Deserved to win

60%
RUS · 1.61 xG
26%
Draw
15%
NGA · 0.69 xG

Russia deserved better: 60% on chances, drew 3-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Russia 3, Nigeria 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Russia 3, Nigeria 3.
  3. 90'+7'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov.

    M. Kislyak

  4. 90'+7'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

    A. Batrakov

  5. 90'+6'

    Yellow card

    Abdullahi Umar (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Omar

  6. 90'+6'NGA

    Free kick won

    Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. 90'+6'NGA

    Foul

    Foul by Abdullahi Umar (Nigeria).

  8. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Kirill Glebov (Russia).

  9. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Abdullahi Bewene (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. GOAL90'+4'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    A. Adams · ast U. Abubakar

    Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 3. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Umar Abubakar following a fast break.

    RUS 3 - 3 NGA
  11. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Aleksandr Maksimenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 90'+1'NGA

    Foul

    Foul by Abdullahi Umar (Nigeria).

  13. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Umar Abubakar (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksandr Maksimenko (Russia). Assisted by Akor Adams.

  14. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  15. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Oblyakov

    Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.

    D. Prutsev

  16. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Ivan Oblyakov (Russia).

  17. 87'

    Free kick won

    Vince Osuji (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 85'

    Offside

    Offside, Nigeria. Akor Adams is caught offside.

  19. 84'

    Free kick won

    Matvey Kislyak (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Wilfred Igor (Nigeria).

  21. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Nwoko

    Substitution, Nigeria. Vince Osuji replaces Chibby Nwoko.

    V. Osuji

  22. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).

  23. 83'RUS

    Free kick won

    Osayande Edokpolor (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 82'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Samuel James (Nigeria).

    A. Batrakov

  25. 81'

    Yellow card

    Chibby Nwoko (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Nwoko

Leaders

RUSNGA
Total Shots
Aleksandr Sobolev
3
Moses Simon
2
Accurate Passes
Maksim Osipenko
83
Benjamin Fredrick
40
Defensive Interventions
Maksim Osipenko
11
Isaac James
12
Saves
Aleksandr Maksimenko
3
Samuel James
3

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