The story
Russia beat Cyprus 6-0 in the FIFA World Cup Qualification, matchday 9.
The goals came from Aleksandr Erokhin (4', 87'), Fedor Smolov (55'), Andrey Mostovoy (56'), Aleksey Sutormin (62') and Anton Zabolotnyi (81').
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Russia had 61% of the ball and 22 shots to Cyprus' 7.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 4' Aleksandr Erokhin Goal · Russia 1-0 Assist: Fedor Smolov
- 55' Fedor Smolov Goal · Russia 2-0 Assist: Aleksey Miranchuk
- 56' Andrey Mostovoy Goal · Russia 3-0 Assist: Aleksandr Golovin
- 62' Aleksey Sutormin Goal · Russia 4-0
- 81' Anton Zabolotnyi Goal · Russia 5-0 Assist: Aleksey Ionov
- 87' Aleksandr Erokhin Goal · Russia 6-0 Assist: Anton Zabolotnyi
Line-ups
Russia
- Matvey SafonovGoalkeeper
- Igor Diveevoff 68'Defender
- Maksim OsipenkoDefender
- Sergey TerekhovDefender
- Aleksandr Golovinoff 60'Midfielder
- Aleksey MiranchukMidfielder
- Daniil Fominoff 68'Midfielder
- Aleksandr ErokhinMidfielder
- Fedor Smolovoff 57'Forward
- Andrey Mostovoyoff 72'Forward
- Aleksey SutorminForward
Cyprus
- Dimitris DimitriouGoalkeeper
- Nikolas IoannouDefender
- Konstantinos LaifisDefender
- Andreas KaroDefender
- Paris Psaltisoff 46'Defender
- Costas SoteriouDefender
- Grigoris Kastanosoff 83'Midfielder
- Kostakis ArtymatasMidfielder
- Marinos Tzionisoff 68'Forward
- Pieros Sotiriouoff 74'Forward
- Fotis Papoulisoff 84'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (6)
- 4' ⚽ Aleksandr Erokhinassist Fedor Smolov
- 55' ⚽ Fedor Smolovassist Aleksey Miranchuk
- 56' ⚽ Andrey Mostovoyassist Aleksandr Golovin
- 62' ⚽ Aleksey Sutormin
- 81' ⚽ Anton Zabolotnyiassist Aleksey Ionov
- 87' ⚽ Aleksandr Erokhinassist Anton Zabolotnyi
Head to head
1Russia wins0Draws0Cyprus wins

