The Russian national team earned their first points at the UEFA Euro 2020. In the second group stage match, Stanislav Cherchesov’s team narrowly defeated the Finnish national team.
The match started extremely tensely. At the beginning, Finland opened the scoring, but the goal was disallowed. Despite the tight defense, Russia still looked for opportunities, and one of them led to a goal. Aleksey Miranchuk in the closing minutes of the first half linked up with Dzyuba, controlled the ball with his left foot, and precisely shot into the far top corner. The Finnish goalkeeper was helpless.
In the second half, the Russians spent less time in the opponent’s half, but Matvei Safonov wasn’t called upon much. Moreover, Russia had several good counterattacks. Twice, substitute Rifat Zhemaletdinov shot from good positions, but the ball flew just inches from the goal frame in both cases. Daler Kuzyaev had a decent chance, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
As a result, Miranchuk’s goal was the only one in the match. Russia earns 3 points and ties with Finland in that regard. Belgium also has 3 points and will play their second match today, June 16, against Denmark. The Danes have 0 points so far.
