Russia defeats Nicaragua in friendly football match

KRASNODAR, March 27. The Russian national football team defeated the Nicaraguan team 3-1 in a friendly match.

Goals were scored by Lechi Sadulaev (3rd minute), Konstantin Tyukavin (45+3, from penalty) and Aleksandr Golovin (83).

Oscar Acevedo scored for Nicaragua in the 16th minute. Nicaragua lost defender Christian Reyes to a red card in the 47th minute and played the rest of the match in a ten-on-eleven formation.

There were 31 625 spectators at the game.

This was the first match of the Russian national team in 2026. Russia's next match will be a friendly against Mali on March 31 in St. Petersburg.

TASS/gnews.cz