Football. Friendly match. Kyrgyzstan v RussiaBISHKEK, Sep 24 The Russian national football team beat Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in a friendly match in Bishkek. The hosts took the lead thanks to Alimardon Shukurov's goal (24th minute) which the Russians answered with accurate shots by Alexander Sobolev (30, from the penalty spot) and Daniil Utkin (89). KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan1 : 2 
RussiaRussiaDuring the break, the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin made ten substitutions, changing all field players. Daniil Utkin, Sergei Borodin, Alexander Kovalenko, Roman Yezhov, Artem Makarchuk, Alexander Silyanov, Daniil Khlusevich and Maxim Glushenkov made their debuts for the national team. The team played its first match since November 14, 2021. Then the Russians on the road lost to the Croats with a score of 0:1 in the game of the qualifying tournament of the World Cup in Qatar. Karpin's team took second place in the qualifying group and was supposed to play in the play-offs for the right to participate in the world championship, but she was suspended from all international tournaments due to a special operation in Ukraine. Earlier, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) published a joint statement according to which Russian teams and clubs were suspended from participation in all international competitions for an indefinite period. In mid-July, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed appeals against this decision.
