Russia beat Slovakia 1-0. Slovakia controlled the ball — 74% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Marek Hamšík, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   RUS 4-3-3·4-2-3-1 SVK
   Coach: V. Karpin · Š. TarkovičReferee: Antonio Mateu📍 Ak Bars Arena
2. 1. First half
   2. 24'
      

      SVK
      Own goalMilan Škriniar
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲D. Fomin▼Fyodor Smolov
   3. 46'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲A. Zabolotny▼A. Zakharyan
   4. 52'
      

      SVK
      Yellow card
      Juraj Kucka
   5. 63'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲D. Chistyakov▼A. Erokhin
   6. 64'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲David Strelec▼Róbert Boženík
   7. 64'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲P. Hrosovsky▼Juraj Kucka
   8. 64'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲Albert Rusnák▼Ondrej Duda
   9. 73'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲R. Zhemaletdinov▼Z. Bakaev
   10. 80'
       

       RUS
       Substitution
       ▲Fyodor Kudryashov▼S. Terekhov
   11. 80'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲L. Almási▼Lukáš Haraslín
   12. 80'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲Tomáš Suslov▼Peter Pekarík
   13. 84'
       

       RUS
       Yellow card
       D. Fomin
   14. 88'
       

       SVK
       Yellow card
       P. Hrosovsky