Russia beat Malta 1-3. Best on the pitch was Artem Dzyuba, rated 8.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   MAL 3-4-2-1·4-2-3-1 RUS
   Coach: D. Mangia · S. CherchesovReferee: P. Kjærsgaard-Andersen📍 Ta'Qali National Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 23'
      

      RUS
      GOOOAL!Artem DzyubaAssist: D. Fomin
   3. 35'
      

      RUS
      GOOOAL!Mário FernandesAssist: A. Dzyuba
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲Alexander Satariano▼L. Montebello
   3. 46'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲Paul Mbong▼Jurgen Degabriele
   4. 56'
      MAL
      GOOOAL!J. Mbong
   5. 57'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲Anton Miranchuk▼D. Fomin
   6. 57'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲R. Zhemaletdinov▼Aleksei Ionov
   7. 62'
      

      RUS
      Yellow card
      R. Zhemaletdinov
   8. 74'
      MAL
      Substitution
      ▲S. Pisani▼B. Kristensen
   9. 78'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲A. Mostovoy▼D. Kuzyaev
   10. 83'
       

       RUS
       Substitution
       ▲A. Sobolev▼Artem Dzyuba
   11. 86'
       MAL
       Substitution
       ▲Juan Corbalan▼Ryan Camenzuli
   12. 88'
       MAL
       Substitution
       ▲Kyrian Nwoko▼Andrei Agius
   13. 89'
       

       RUS
       GOOOAL!A. SobolevAssist: A. Miranchuk
   14. 90+2'
       MAL
       Yellow card
       Juan Corbalan