Second Half ends, Russia 2, Malta 0.
Hand ball by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia).
Attempt missed. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmitri Barinov.
Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Triston Caruana.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
Substitution, Malta. Nikolai Muscat replaces Teddy Teuma.
Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Andrei Agius.
Goal! Russia 2, Malta 0. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Zabolotny.
Penalty conceded by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
Shaun Dimech (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Russia. Rifat Zhemaletdinov replaces Aleksey Ionov.
Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a cross following a corner.
Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Cain Attard.
Attempt missed. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Maksim Osipenko (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
Attempt blocked. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Russia. Anton Zabolotny replaces Fedor Smolov.
Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov.
Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Alexander Satariano.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
Substitution, Malta. Triston Caruana replaces Stephen Pisani.
Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Luke Montebello.
Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Montebello.
Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Russia. Ilya Samoshnikov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Igor Diveev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Cain Attard.
Corner, Malta. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
Foul by Zelimkhan Bakaev (Russia).
Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Russia. Roman Zobnin replaces Aleksandr Erokhin.
Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Arsen Zakharyan.
Second Half begins Russia 1, Malta 0.
First Half ends, Russia 1, Malta 0.
Attempt missed. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Maksim Osipenko (Russia).
Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Russia. Dmitri Barinov tries a through ball, but Fedor Smolov is caught offside.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Erokhin.
Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta).
Attempt missed. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Maksim Osipenko (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
Attempt blocked. Andrei Agius (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Steve Borg.
Corner, Russia. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov.
Attempt blocked. Steve Borg (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
Attempt missed. Paul Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cain Attard.
Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Russia 1, Malta 0. Fedor Smolov (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
Offside, Russia. Aleksandr Erokhin tries a through ball, but Aleksey Ionov is caught offside.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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