Match Events
- 3′Russia, goal:1–0L. Sadulaevassist
- 16′Nicaragua, goal:1–1O. Acevedo
- 42′Nicaragua, yellow card:Óscar AcevedoFoul
- 45′Russia, penalty goal:2–1Penalty
- Half-time2 – 1
- 46′Russia, substitution:off
- 46′Nicaragua, substitution:J. Rivera Stuart
- 47′Nicaragua, red card:Christian ReyesProfessional foul last man
- 52′Russia, yellow card:Foul
- 64′Nicaragua, substitution:J. Garcia
- 67′Russia, substitution:off
- 67′Russia, substitution:off
- 67′Russia, substitution:off
- 67′Russia, substitution:off
- 67′Russia, substitution:
- 67′Russia, substitution:L. Sadulaev
- 75′Nicaragua, substitution:O. Acevedo
- 75′Nicaragua, substitution:M. Lopez
- 83′Russia, substitution:off
- 83′Russia, goal:3–1
- 87′Nicaragua, substitution:J. Barrera
- 87′Nicaragua, substitution:B. Bonilla
- Full-time3 – 1
Lineups
Russia
6.98
Average match ratingRussia +0.08
6.90
Nicaragua
3-4-2-1
Starting lineups
Formation or player positions unavailable or inconsistent.
Russia
Formation unavailable
Nicaragua
3-4-2-1
- 12A. Pineda
- 21C. Reyes
- 5J. Cano
- 19E. J. Martinez
- 3O. Acevedo
- 8Jacob Montes6.9
- 17M. Lopez
- 4J. Rivera Stuart
- 10B. Bonilla
- 11J. Barrera
- 16J. Garcia
Ozon Arena
Key Stats
67%Possession33%
–Expected Goals–
23Shots5
7Shots on Target1
6Corners3
86%Pass Accuracy70%
Top Performers
Best rated
Goals
personL. Sadulaev1 goal
1 goalpersonO. Acevedo1 goal
1 goalAssist
Player Ratings
Russia
Nicaragua
Match report
Russia vs Nicaragua — the facts
Russia beat Nicaragua 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Russia met Nicaragua in the International Friendlies (Friendly International). Kick-off was Friday, 27 March 2026, 16:30 UTC at Ozon Arena. Referee: A. Khudoyberganov.
Team pages: Russia · Nicaragua · International Friendlies
Key moments
- 3' Goal: L. Sadulaev (assist: Konstantin Tyukavin) — 1–0
- 16' Goal: O. Acevedo — 1–1
- 45' Goal (penalty): Konstantin Tyukavin — 2–1
- 47' Red card: Christian Reyes
- 83' Goal: Aleksandr Golovin — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Russia
- 39 Matvey Safonov
- 2 Evgeni Morozov
- 5 Valentin Paltsev
- 19 Ruslan Litvinov
- 25 Danil Prutsev
- 8 Nail Umyarov
- 74 Daniil Fomin
- 21 Yaroslav Gladyshev
- 10 Konstantin Tyukavin
- 22 M. Beveev
- 20 L. Sadulaev
Nicaragua (3-4-2-1)
- 12 A. Pineda
- 21 C. Reyes
- 5 J. Cano
- 19 E. J. Martinez
- 3 O. Acevedo
- 8 Jacob Montes
- 17 M. Lopez
- 4 J. Rivera Stuart
- 10 B. Bonilla
- 11 J. Barrera
- 16 J. Garcia
About this match
On this page: the Russia vs Nicaragua final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this International Friendlies fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Russia and Nicaragua team pages or the International Friendlies page.