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Russia 1-1 Nigeria · International Friendly Games

Russia drew 1-1 with Nigeria in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Russia and Nigeria met in the International Friendly Games at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Friday, 6 June 2025.

Goalscorers

Russia: S. Ajayi 27'. Nigeria: T. Arokodare 71'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Russia, 1 for Nigeria).

Line-ups

Russia started in a 4-1-4-1: Matvey Safonov, Ilya Vakhaniya, Viktor Melekhin, Maksim Osipenko, Danil Krugovoy, Danil Glebov, Maksim Glushenkov, Aleksey Batrakov, Anton Miranchuk, Andrey Mostovoy, Nikolay Komlichenko.

Nigeria started in a 4-2-3-1: Maduka Okoye, Bright Osayi-Samuel, William Troost-Ekong, Semi Ajayi, Onyemaechi Bruno, Raphael Onyedika, Frank Onyeka, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Christantus Uche, Moses Simon, Victor Okoh Boniface.

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Minute by minute

  1. 27'Goal! Russia 1-0 Nigeria. Own goal by S. Ajayi.
  2. 45'Half-time. Russia 1-0 Nigeria.
  3. 71'Goal! Russia 1-1 Nigeria. T. Arokodare (Nigeria) scores.
  4. 90'Full-time. Russia 1-1 Nigeria.
Full commentary (19 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Russia vs Nigeria.
  2. 19'Yellow card for M. Osipenko (Russia) for foul.
  3. 27'Goal! Russia 1-0 Nigeria. Own goal by S. Ajayi.
  4. 45'Half-time. Russia 1-0 Nigeria.
  5. 46'The second half is under way.
  6. 46'Substitution, Russia: L. Sadulaev comes on for A. Mostovoy.
  7. 55'Yellow card for O. Bruno (Nigeria) for foul.
  8. 61'Substitution, Nigeria: T. Arokodare comes on for V. O. Boniface.
  9. 61'Substitution, Russia: Y. Gladyshev comes on for M. Glushenkov.
  10. 61'Substitution, Russia: D. Barinov comes on for A. Miranchuk.
  11. 68'Substitution, Russia: I. Sergeev comes on for N. Komlichenko.
  12. 68'Substitution, Russia: A. Adamov comes on for I. Vakhaniya.
  13. 71'Goal! Russia 1-1 Nigeria. T. Arokodare (Nigeria) scores.
  14. 76'Substitution, Nigeria: O. Olusegun comes on for C. Uche.
  15. 84'Yellow card for D. Glebov (Russia) for foul.
  16. 86'Substitution, Russia: M. Kislyak comes on for D. Glebov.
  17. 90'Substitution, Nigeria: I. Ogbu comes on for F. Dele-Bashiru.
  18. 90+5'Yellow card for A. Batrakov (Russia) for foul.
  19. 90'Full-time. Russia 1-1 Nigeria.
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