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After a low-intensity first half with no goals, Belarus came back different, pressed and not only scored one, but scored five goals to beat Tajikistan away from home by an incredible 5-0 in this international friendly!
Pryshchepa received the pass on the left, carried it and found Barkovskiy, who controlled it, looked at the goalkeeper and shot hard, into the right corner, to score Belarus’ fifth goal of the match, which is going over the top of Tajikistan in the second half!
In another good passing move, Ebonh now set up the ball at the edge of the area for Sedko, who arrived with a powerful shot, into the left corner, to transform Belarus’ victory into a rout, with the score at 4-0!
In a good passing move, Sedko received the ball, invaded the area on the right, taking out two defenders to cross low to Yablonskiy, who kicked hard, first time, scoring Belarus’ third goal of the match!
In the confusion inside the area, in a break on the left, Kamolov managed to kick the ball past the goalkeeper, with a chip, to send the ball into the back of the net, but he was offside and Tajikistan’s goal was disallowed!
Yellow now for Sedko, for a strong foul in the attacking half. Belarus, even winning 2-0, continues to press high and try to create danger in the attacking half, despite some stronger fouls like the one now.
Melnichenko received the pass in front, invaded the area and was struggling with the ball, managing to shoot hard, sending the ball into the left corner, with no chance of defense, increasing the score for Belarus in the second half!
At the edge of the area, Shumansky managed a powerful shot, but the defense cleared it high for Sedko, on the rebound, to arrive with a powerful shot, in the left corner, with no chance for the goalkeeper to defend, opening the score of the match for the visitors!
Changes in Belarus: Barkovsky and Gromyko are out, and Kovalev and Ebong are in. Belarus are increasingly able to press high up the pitch, trying to create danger and even more than that: preventing Tajikistan from playing.
Shumansky receives a yellow card for a complaint after a foul on the attack. And soon after, Gromyko receives the pass in front and beats the goalkeeper to send the ball into the back of the net, but he was offside and the goal was disallowed.
The second half starts slowly, with little happening at the moment, with both teams holding the game in midfield, not letting the ball roll or any dangerous moves happen, in this second half star.
The players return to the pitch and we already have the start of the second half for Tajikistan and Belarus, in the International Friendly at the beginning of the FIFA Date, with the ball rolling with all the moves and emotions here at VAVEL!
With no goals in the first 45 minutes, Tajikistan and Belarus go into the break with the score at 0-0, in a first half with many attacks, but with few shots that caused real danger or made the goalkeepers work.
We will only have one more minute of added time in this first half, which is coming to an end after a strong shot from Barkovskiy from outside the area, into the right corner, but with Baklov falling to get the ball without giving a rebound!
Tajikistan had a foul at the edge of the box that could have been dangerous. But Umarbaev hit the ball into the box, without much force, with the ball going halfway up for the Belarus defense to clear without any scares. The rebound went to Tajikistan’s attack, which tried to press.
The game was stopped for the moment to provide treatment to Pryshchepa and Umarbaev, after they collided at the edge of the area. Both players are now fine again and are back in the game, which is now rolling once again!
In the final minutes, Belarus began to press, keeping possession of the ball and trying to create danger in the attacking half. The team’s last ‘arrival’ was a shot by Bocherov, who hit the ball from the edge of the area, but it went straight at the defense.
On the right, Belarus had a corner kick, which was hit with great force and went out for a goal kick. The game continued and, now on the left, Belarus had another corner kick, hit into the area for Baklov to keep the ball high, without any scares.
Dzhalilov then received the pass up front and hit hard, but sent the ball over the goal, out. And Pigas, pulling the Tajikistan player’s shirt on the counterattack, received the first yellow card of the match!
Barkovskiy received the pass up front and invaded the area, from the right, to hit hard and send the ball to the left of the goal, out, in the first dangerous chance for Belarus in the game, which is trying to balance forces with Tajikistan in the match!
Tajikistan, taking advantage of the pressure from the fans, tries to go forward in search of the first goal of the game, without letting Belarus play, trying more and more to suffocate the visiting team in the attacking field, still without shooting at goal.
Dzhalilov received the pass on the run, invaded the area from the right and hit hard, but sent the ball to the left of the goal, almost opening the scoring in the first good chance of the match by the home team!
The players enter the field and the ball starts rolling for the first half of the match between Tajikistan and Belarus, in yet another international friendly, which you can follow with all the action and excitement here on VAVEL!
Belarus comes with changes for today’s clash, in the 4-4-2 formation, with the following starting team: Pavlyuchenko, Pigas, Parkhomenko, Zabelin and Pryschepa; Zinovic, Demchenko, Bocherov and Gromyko; Shumansky and Barkovskiy.
We now open the broadcast of the match between Tajikistan and Belarus, in another friendly game during this break for the FIFA Date, with live broadcast and all the moves and emotions here on VAVEL!
Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Rajikistan vs Belarus match.
Also due to the limited information, we will use the likely Belarus lineup as the last one, when Belarus drew with Bulgaria, going with: Lapoukhov, Martynovic, Pollitevich and Polyakov; Karpovich, Bocherov, Ebong and Prishchepa; Gromyko, Lisakovich and Shikavka.
Due to the lack of information for the match, we will use as a probable lineup the last Tajikistan team, which took the field against Pakistan with: Yatimov, Safarov, Hanonov, Juribaev and Nazarov; Umarbaev, Panjshanbe, Soirov, Samiev and Mabatshoev; Kamolov.
Tajikistan, in the Second Round of the World Cup Qualifiers, was in Group G with eight points, in third place, where it was eliminated from the Qualifiers, eight ahead of Pakistan, five behind Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of whom qualified for the next round.
Group 1 was led by Sweden with 16 points, three ahead of Slovakia, 12 ahead of Estonia and 15 ahead of Azerbaijan. Group 2 was led by Romania with 18 points, six ahead of Kosovo, 12 ahead of Cyprus and 18 ahead of Lithuania. Group 4 was finally led by North Macedonia with 16 points, nine ahead of Armenia, 10 ahead of the Faroe Islands and 12 ahead of Latvia.
In League C of the UEFA Nations League, in Group 3, Belarus finished third with seven points after six rounds, four ahead of Luxembourg, two behind Bulgaria and four points behind Northern Ireland, who led the group.
On the other hand, Belarus has two draws and one loss in their last games. On October 15, 1-1, they drew with Luxembourg at home, with Palitsevich opening the scoring and Gerson equalizing. On November 15, 2-0, they lost to Northern Ireland, with goals from Ballard and Charles. And on November 18, 1-1, they drew away to Bulgaria, with Panayotov opening the scoring and Kavalyow equalizing for Belarus.
Tajikistan comes into today’s match with a draw, a loss and a win in their last games. On March 26, 1-1, they drew at home against Saudi Arabia, with Al-Buraikan opening the scoring and Soirov equalizing. On June 6, 3-0, they lost to Jordan away from home, with goals from Ali Olwan, Al-Naimat and Sadeh. And on June 11, 3-0, they won at home against Pakistan, with goals from Mabatshoev, Safarov and Hanonov.
Tajikistan vs Belarus live will face each other this Thursday (20), at Pamir Stadium (Markazii Jumhuriyavii Stadium or Republican Central Stadium) at 7 am ET, in an International Friendly. The confrontation is valid for the Thursday of FIFA Date games.