National Team Friendly

Match date: 22-01-2023 15:00

Match length: 98 Minutes

U21 Russia
vs.
U21 South Africa

Match date: 22-01-2023 15:00

Match length: 98 Minutes

U21 Russia vs. U21 South Africa: 4-2

U21 Russia

 
No Po Pl R
6 1 Gk A. Romanov       5.26
26 2 De 25' V. Febov   -1.39
11 3 De R. Volochkov       3.65
18 4 De V. Pinchuk       3.23
14 5 De K. Aprelev       3.02
16 6 Mf D. Sazonov       7.44
17 7 Mf F. Pudovkin       7.23
9 8 Mf Y. Lyzhenkov 1 6.47
23 9 St M. Lobanovskiy     3 12.81
3 10 St D. Dolbonosov       6.18
5 11 St 78' T. Lapitskiy       5.48
4 12 Su S. Aguzarov       0.00
7 13 Su G. Repnin       0.00
25 14 Su M. Gusakov       0.00
19 15 St 78' I. Duryagin       2.16
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts RU ZA
Goals 4 2
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 1 2
Red cards 1 0
Free kicks 2 2
Penalty kicks 0 1
Corners 1 1
Shots on target 16 8
Possession 49% 51%
 
No Po Pl R
12 1 Gk R. Inguana       4.08
23 2 De D. Sewele       2.54
1 3 De M. Kanku     1 3.31
20 4 De W. Fortuin       1.21
8 5 De S. Edwards       0.79
10 6 Mf S. Edwards       5.24
9 7 Mf 29' H. Tshabalala   1.23
2 8 Mf M. Miti       5.00
4 9 Mf T. Takalani       3.58
14 10 St L. Maduna       4.26
5 11 St A. Shoba     1 6.56
6 12 Su L. Qabi       0.00
3 13 Su D. Liau       0.00
16 14 Su N. Mncube       0.00
11 15 Su J. Sewele       0.00
7 16 Su J. Makweni       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206)
The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Albert Shoba took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the U21 Russia defense, Albert Shoba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Romanov. The U21 Russia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Romanov should have stopped the shot. After 12 minutes, Hassan Tshabalala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 South Africa and the U21 Russia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 12 played minutes U21 South Africa got a freekick which was hit by Hassan Tshabalala. Rafael Inguana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maksim Lobanovskiy in the 15th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Maksim Lobanovskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 South Africa's Rafael Inguana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When U21 Russia's Maksim Lobanovskiy in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 South Africa's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Maksim Lobanovskiy put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rafael Inguana. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of U21 Russia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 South Africa:s goal. U21 Russia:s Artur Romanov showed great skill when he stopped Mando Kanku:s penalty. After 27 minutes of play, U21 South Africa's Mando Kanku made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Romanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hassan Tshabalala was shown his second yellow card after 29 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hassan Tshabalala hit a great ball. Maksim Lobanovskiy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Inguana having to make a save. Rafael Inguana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Lobanovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maksim Lobanovskiy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Inguana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Meshack Miti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 48 minutes, Yaroslav Lyzhenkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Russia and the U21 South Africa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yaroslav Lyzhenkov hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timofey Lapitskiy to make the kick off. Rafael Inguana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaroslav Lyzhenkov in the 56th minute of the match. Rafael Inguana came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Russia's Yaroslav Lyzhenkov. But to his dismay, Yaroslav Lyzhenkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. After having played for 64 minutes, Meshack Miti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 South Africa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Meshack Miti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Artur Romanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Terence Takalani's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Artur Romanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Meshack Miti's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. U21 South Africa were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after U21 Russia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mando Kanku took the corner. Rafael Inguana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Lobanovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Russia's Artur Romanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, U21 South Africa's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Lyzhenkov came free, but Rafael Inguana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 South Africa's Meshack Miti got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U21 Russia's Ilya Duryagin was substituted for Timofey Lapitskiy. The supporters of U21 South Africa booed when U21 Russia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksim Lobanovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artur Romanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Maduna's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute Ilya Duryagin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Inguana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Duryagin in the 90th minute of play forced U21 South Africa's goalkeeper Rafael Inguana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Russia's Artur Romanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Takalani in the 94th minute of play. U21 Russia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 South Africa for a fine match.

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U21 Russia

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
6  A. Romanov
6.  A. Romanov (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (33%)
Ta 0
SV 7
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 9 33% 0 7 0
26  V. Febov
26.  V. Febov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 1 100% 2 50% 0 1
11  R. Volochkov
11.  R. Volochkov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (83%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 6 83% 2 50% 0 4
18  V. Pinchuk
18.  V. Pinchuk (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (50%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 2 50% 0 0 2
14  K. Aprelev
14.  K. Aprelev (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16  D. Sazonov
16.  D. Sazonov (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 22   (50%)
Ta 10   (60%)
SV 0
In 11
Mf 0 0 0 22 50% 10 60% 0 11
17  F. Pudovkin
17.  F. Pudovkin (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 18   (67%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 10
Mf 0 0 0 18 67% 8 50% 0 10
9  Y. Lyzhenkov
9.  Y. Lyzhenkov (Mf)
G 1
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 26   (46%)
Ta 10   (50%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 1 4 4 26 46% 10 50% 0 3
23  M. Lobanovskiy
23.  M. Lobanovskiy (St)
G 3
Sh 10
SOT 9
Pa 2   (50%)
Ta 7   (43%)
SV 0
In 1
St 3 10 9 2 50% 7 43% 0 1
3  D. Dolbonosov
3.  D. Dolbonosov (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (83%)
Ta 7   (57%)
SV 0
In 3
St 0 0 0 12 83% 7 57% 0 3
5  T. Lapitskiy
5.  T. Lapitskiy (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 2
St 0 1 1 6 67% 2 50% 0 2
4  S. Aguzarov
4.  S. Aguzarov (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  G. Repnin
7.  G. Repnin (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25  M. Gusakov
25.  M. Gusakov (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19  I. Duryagin
19.  I. Duryagin (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 0
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 2 0 1 0% 0 0
  Total
G 4
Sh 17
SOT 16
Pa 104 (58%)
Ta 49 (51%)
SV 7
In 38
Total   4 17 16 104 58% 49 51% 7 38
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 South Africa

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
12  R. Inguana
12.  R. Inguana (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (25%)
Ta 0
SV 10
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 12 25% 0 10 0
23  D. Sewele
23.  D. Sewele (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (78%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 9 78% 3 67% 0 4
1  M. Kanku
1.  M. Kanku (De)
G 1
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 10   (30%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 13
De 1 2 2 10 30% 5 40% 0 13
20  W. Fortuin
20.  W. Fortuin (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 5   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 1 0% 5 0% 0 3
8  S. Edwards
8.  S. Edwards (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0% 0 1
10  S. Edwards
10.  S. Edwards (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (86%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 7 86% 1 0% 0 2
9  H. Tshabalala
9.  H. Tshabalala (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (50%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 6 50% 2 100% 0 3
2  M. Miti
2.  M. Miti (Mf)
G 0
Sh 5
SOT 2
Pa 10   (50%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 5 2 10 50% 3 33% 0 3
4  T. Takalani
4.  T. Takalani (Mf)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 2 2 2 100% 3 33% 0 2
14  L. Maduna
14.  L. Maduna (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 1
Pa 9   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 1 9 67% 0 0 0
5  A. Shoba
5.  A. Shoba (St)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 16   (56%)
Ta 15   (13%)
SV 0
In 13
St 1 1 1 16 56% 15 13% 0 13
6  L. Qabi
6.  L. Qabi (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  D. Liau
3.  D. Liau (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16  N. Mncube
16.  N. Mncube (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11  J. Sewele
11.  J. Sewele (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  J. Makweni
7.  J. Makweni (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 2
Sh 12
SOT 8
Pa 83 (54%)
Ta 38 (26%)
SV 10
In 44
Total   2 12 8 83 54% 38 26% 10 44
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions