Soccer / slovenia

In the match of the 2nd round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup, the Russian national team beat the Slovenian national team. The meeting took place at the Fisht stadium in Sochi and ended with a score of 2: 1. On the 26th minute, Artyom Dzyuba opened the scoring. Alexander Golovin's canopy from the left flank was blocked, but the ball soared into the air, flying onto Dziuba's head. Artyom made a discount on Daler Kuzyaev, who, standing with his back to the goal, already rolled the ball back to Dziuba with the bottom, and he skillfully shot into the lower left corner of the goal, under the bar. On the 35th minute, Golovin received the ball from Kuzyaev near the penalty line and shot, hitting the crossbar after a small rebound. On the rebound in the center of the penalty area was Dziuba, who handled the ball, threw it on his move, leaving Mikha Mevli, and again shot into the lower left corner. A minute later, the Slovenian national team midfielder Josip Ilicic scored a goal. On the 36th minute, Ilicic received the ball from Mikha Zaits and shot great from a long distance, putting the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. The meeting was served by a team of referees from Italy headed by Marco Di Bello. Assistants - Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. Reserve referee - Daniele Doveri. Russia scored 6 points and topped the 2022 World Cup qualifier group H. Slovenia (3) is in second place. During this international pause, the Russian national team will also have to hold a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup with Slovakia (March 30, Trnava, 21:45 Moscow time). Previously, the Russian team beat Malta (3: 1).