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Russia Overpowers Qatar in Doha Friendly
In a friendly match held at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Russia showcased its dominance by defeating Qatar with a score of 4 to 1. The match, played on September 7, 2025, saw Russia control the game with 59% possession, generating 18 shots, 6 of which were on target.
Russia opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with a goal by A. Golovin, assisted by A. Batrakov. The lead quickly expanded, with M. Kislyak scoring in the 35th minute thanks to an assist from D. Krugovoy. Before halftime, I. Sergeev added a third goal for Russia in the 45th minute.
Qatar attempted to respond in the second half, and A. Afif managed to reduce the deficit in the 62nd minute with an assist from M. Al Mannai. However, Russia’s response was swift. A. Miranchuk scored the fourth goal for Russia in the 69th minute, solidifying the victory.
The match, although a friendly, had moments of tension, reflected in the two yellow cards shown to Russian players, D. Glebov (66′) and M. Lukin (88′). Qatar, on the other hand, received no cautions. Russia committed 13 fouls, while Qatar only 5. Qatar had 4 shots with only 2 shots on target, while Russia had 18 shots with 6 shots on target. Qatar had 41% ball posession.
Substitutions qatar: at minute 46 A. Ali came in and K. Boudiaf went out., at minute 46 A. Fathi came in and Guilherme went out., at minute 46 M. Muntari came in and M. Al Mannai went out., at minute 67 T. Salman came in and A. Yousif went out., at minute 75 Edmilson Junior came in and M. Gouda went out., at minute 80 A. O. Madibo came in and H. Al Haydos went out.
Substitutions russia: at minute 64 M. Kislyak came in and D. Glebov went out., at minute 64 I. Diveev came in and M. Lukin went out., at minute 75 I. Sergeev came in and T. Musaev went out., at minute 75 A. Miranchuk came in and D. Barinov went out., at minute 83 A. Silyanov came in and I. Samoshnikov went out., at minute 83 A. Batrakov came in and I. Oblyakov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Qatar
Russia
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