The Russian national team defeated Cuba with a score of 8:0 in the friendly match played in Volgograd.
Ivan Oblyakov, Alexander Golovin and Anton Miranchuk scored in the first half. Oblyakov and Golovin made one assist each.
In the second half, goals were scored by Alexander Silyanov (the first goal of the Russian national team), Alexander Sobolev, Danil Prutsev, Nikita Krivtsov (the first match and goal of the Russian national team) and Andrei Mostovoy. In the 85th minute, the referee gave Cuba a penalty that Sergei Pinyaev could not convert.
The only match in history between the USSR and Cuban national teams was played at the 1980 Olympics. At the Dynamo stadium, the Cubans lost with a score of 0:8. Striker Sergei Andreev scored a hat-trick against them; Oleg Romantsev, Sergei Shavlo, Fedor Cherenkov, Yuri Gavrilov and Vladimir Bessonov scored one goal each.
The record victory of the Russian team dates back to the match in which they defeated San Marino with a score of 9:0 in the Euro 2020 qualifying match.
The match against Cuba was the Russian team’s sixth match in 2023. Due to the suspension, the Russians are only playing friendly matches.
Previously Russian national team He urged me not to be disgraced. In the match against Cuba.