RUSSIA 2017 CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Russia 2-0 over New Zealand in opener, Group A

RUSSIA

NEW ZEALAND

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Dominant Russia win Confed curtain-raiser

Russia have made a winning start to their first FIFA Confederations Cup campaign, beating New Zealand 2-0 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in front of a crowd of 50,251.

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QUOTES

Job done. That was the verdict of Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov after the hosts opened their debut FIFA Confederations campaign with a thoroughly deserved 2-0 win over New Zealand.

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MAN OF THE MATCH

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Miss the opening match earlier? No worries. Catch up on all the goals here.

Russia 2-0 New Zealand (Russia 2017)

Watch highlights of the match between Russia and New Zealand from the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Russia.

20:3017 June 2017

Losing coach Anthony Hudson says the Kiwis are "slightly deflated but the team showed a lot of spirit." He admitted "the game didn't go like we wanted it ... and they caused us problems", but he called it an "unbelievable experience" and said there was "a lot to build on." He was full of praise for the hosts, calling them sharp, quick and motivated.

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 NZL Reporter

20:2317 June 2017

The gathered media gave the home coach a round of applause as he left. A happy night for the Russians!

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20:2217 June 2017

Russian coach Cherchesov says the Kiwis offered little in the way of surprises.
"We studied them and analysed them... we forecasted the way they would play and took advantage of their disadvantages."

Brendon Hanley

 NZL Reporter

20:1517 June 2017

The victorious Russians entered the press conference room with hugs. A bug in the translation tool was dealt with by coach Stanislav Cherchesov with a laugh as he said "don't worry, we speak English very well."

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20:0517 June 2017

ALL SMILES FOR SMOLOVThe first Budweiser Man of the Match at the 2017 Confed Cup is Fedor Smolov, as voted by fans. He seems pretty happy about it!

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20:0317 June 2017

STAT ATTACK
New Zealand have now gone 513 minutes without scoring and ten matches without a win in the Confed Cup: both of these are tournament records.

20:0017 June 2017

MATCH REPORTRead our take on the Opening Match, with the hosts sealing a comfortable victory thanks to a Michael Boxall first-half own goal and Fedor Smolov's second-half effort.

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STANDINGS - GROUP A

Teams	Pts	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA
RUS	3	1	1	0	0	2	0
MEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
POR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NZL	0	1	0	0	1	0	2

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BALL POSSESSION

57

%

43

ATTEMPTS

	17	ATTEMPTS	10
	7	ON-TARGET	2
	8	OFF-TARGET	6
	2	BLOCKED	2

DISCIPLINARY

	14	FOULS COMMITTED	11
	0	YELLOW CARDS	0
	0	SECOND YELLOW CARD AND RED CARD	0
	0	RED CARDS	0

ATTACKING

	12	CORNERS	2
	5	OFFSIDES	0
	11	FREE KICKS	19
	2	SAVES	6

Line-ups

RUSSIA	NEW ZEALAND
1 AKINFEEV (GK)(C)	1 MARINOVIC (GK)
5 VASIN	3 WYNNE
6 DZHIKIIA	5 BOXALL
7 POLOZ 64'	7 BARBAROUSES 61'
8 GLUSHAKOV	8 MCGLINCHEY
9 SMOLOV 90'	9 WOOD (C)
13 KUDRIASHOV	11 ROJAS 71'
17 GOLOVIN	14 THOMAS
18 ZHIRKOV	18 COLVEY 83'
19 SAMEDOV	20 SMITH
21 EROKHIN 77'	22 DURANTE

Substitutes	Substitutes
12 GABULOV   (GK)	12 MOSS   (GK)
16 GUILHERME   (GK)	23 WILLIAMS   (GK)
2 SMOLNIKOV	2 BROTHERTON
3 SHISHKIN	4 TZIMOPOULOS
4 GAZINSKII	6 TUILOMA   61'
10 KAMBOLOV	10 SMELTZ   71'
11 BUKHAROV   64'	13 PATTERSON   83'
14 KUTEPOV	15 LEWIS
15 MIRANCHUK   90'	16 INGHAM D.
20 KANUNNIKOV	17 DOYLE
22 TARASOV   77'	19 RUFER
23 KOMBAROV	21 ROUX

Coach	Coach
Stanislav CHERCHESOV (RUS)	Anthony HUDSON (ENG)

Match Facts

SAINT PETERSBURG

Founded by Peter I the Great in 1703 as Russia’s new imperial capital, St. Petersburg is the ultimate embodiment of artistic talent.

SAINT PETERSBURG STADIUM

• Stadium nameSaint Petersburg Stadium
• CitySt. Petersburg

WEATHER

• SUNNY
• 22° CTemperature
• 19 m/sWind
• 46 %Humidity

OFFICIALS

• Referee:Wilmar ROLDÁN
  

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• Assistant Referee 1:Alexander GUZMAN (COL)
• Assistant Referee 2:Cristian DE LA CRUZ (COL)
• Fourth official:Mark GEIGER (USA)
• Video Assistant Referee 1:Sandro RICCI (BRA)
• Video Assistant Referee 2:Joe FLETCHER (CAN)
• Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Enrique CÁCERES (PAR)

Groups

GROUP A

TEAMS	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
RUSSIA	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
MEXICO	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
PORTUGAL	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
NEW ZEALAND	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

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