Russia v Ghana, 06 September 2016
| Score | 1-0 to Russia |
| Referee | Aliyar Aghayev |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View Russia v Ghana head to head
Kick Off: 19:00 Local (17:00 BST)
This friendly was the first ever meeting between Russia and Ghana
1
Russia
Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov
Goals:
| Fedor Smolov | 20 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Igor Akinfeev
Defender
Vassili Berezutskiy
(captain)
Defender
Andrei Semenov
Defender
Roman Shishkin
Defender
Yuri Zhirkov
Midfielder
Alan Dzagoev
Midfielder
Yuri Gazinskiy
Midfielder
Sergei Petrov
Midfielder
Aleksandr Samedov
Midfielder
Roman Zobnin
Forward
Fedor Smolov
Substitutions:
| Aleksei Miranchuk for Alan Dzagoev | 58 |
| Magomed Ozdoev for Yuri Gazinskiy | 64 |
| Maxim Kanunnikov for Aleksandr Samedov | 70 |
| Fedor Kudryashov for Sergei Petrov | 79 |
| Oleg Shatov for Yuri Zhirkov | 82 |
| Dmitriy Poloz for Fedor Smolov | 88 |
Cards:
| Roman Zobnin | 81 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Soslan Dzhanaev
Goalkeeper
Stanislav Kritsyuk
Defender
Fedor Kudryashov
Defender
Ilja Kutepov
Defender
Ivan Novoseltsev
Defender/Midfielder
Roman Neustädter
Midfielder
Aleksandr Erokhin
Midfielder
Magomed Ozdoev
Midfielder
Oleg Shatov
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksei Miranchuk
Forward
Maxim Kanunnikov
Forward
Dmitriy Poloz
0
Ghana
Manager: Avram Grant
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Adam Kwarasey
Goalkeeper
Harrison Afful
Defender
John Boye
Defender
Jonathan Mensah
Defender
(captain)
Baba Rahman
Defender
Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder
Afriyie Acquah
Midfielder
Christian Atsu
Midfielder
Alhassan Wakaso
Midfielder
Frank Acheampong
Forward
Jordan Ayew
Forward
Substitutions:
| Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu for Thomas Partey | 63 |
| David Accam for Frank Acheampong | 78 |
| Alfred Duncan for Alhassan Wakaso | 79 |
| Samuel Tetteh for Afriyie Acquah | 90 |
Cards:
| John Boye | 53 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Razak Brimah
Defender
Mohamed Awal
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey
Midfielder
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Midfielder
Alfred Duncan
Midfielder
Edwin Gyimah
Forward
David Accam
Forward
Samuel Tetteh
Forward
Yaw Yeboah