VIDEO Russians saved 11 after the victory over Cyprus at the head of our group, Slovenians against Malta – Športky.sk

NICOSIA – Russian footballers won Saturday’s match of the World Cup 2022 in Nicosia over the home Cyprus 2: 0 and with ten points became independent at the head of the incomplete table of the “Slovak” H-group. Aleksander Jerochin mounted the guests on the horse in the 6th minute, the triumph of the “choir” was sealed shortly after the change by the substitute Rifat Žemaletdinov.

As a result, the Slovenians corrected their taste after three matches without a full point gain. In Ljubljana against Malta, however, the games were troubled, the 177th team of the FIFA ranking defeated the tightest 1: 0 thanks to the goal of midfielder Sandi Lovrič from the eleventh in the end of the first half. With 88 minutes played, Andraž Šporar nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. From 8.45 pm, the Slovak footballers played against Croatia on Tehelna pole.

Finland won the D-group over Kazakhstan 1-0 thanks to a goal by Joel Pohjanpal from the 60th minute. In the third performance he scored his first victory and with five points he is in second place in the table behind the eight-point France, which played one more match.
Serbia was pulled behind the 4: 1 victory over Luxembourg by the author of two goals, Aleksandar Mitrovič. His team has 10 points on the account, just like Portugal, which is second with a worse score.

qualification MS 2022
A-group:
Serbia – Luxembourg 4: 1 (2: 0)
Goals: 22. and 35. Mitrovič, 82. Chanot (vl.), 90. + 6 Milenkovič – 77. Thill, ČK: 90. + 5 Rodrigues (Lux.)

Ireland – Azerbaijan 1: 1 (0: 1)
Goals: 87. Duffy – 45. + 1 Machmudov

D-group:
Finland – Kazakhstan 1: 0 (0: 0)
Goal: 60. Pohjanpalo

G-group:
Latvia – Norway 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 20. Haaland (from 11 m), 66. Elyounoussi

H-group:
Cyprus – Russia 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 6. Jerochin, 55. Žemaletdinov. ŽK: Artymatas, Katelaris – Smolov, Jerochin, Žemaletdinov, decided by: Hernandez (Šp.)

Cyprus: Michail – Panagiotou (61. Avraam), Katelaris, Karo – Psaltis (77. Zachariou), Kastanos, Artymatas (72. Kyriakou), Ioannou – Pittas (61. Tzionis), Papoulis (72. Ilia), Loizou
Mask: Guilherme – Karavajev, Divejev, Džikija, Samošnikov – Jerochin, Barinov, Golovin (67. Kuzjajev) – Mirančuk (64. Bakajev), Smolov (75. Ťukavin), Čeryšev (46. Žemaletdinov)

Slovenia – Malta 1: 0 (1: 0)
Goal: 45. Lovrič (from 11 m), ŽK: Kurtič – Pepe, Satariano, Montebello, Muscat, referee: Treimanis (Lot.)

Slovenia: Cloud – Stojanovič, Bijol, Mevlja, Balkovec – Čerin, Kurtič – Mlakar (61. Zajc), Lovrič (70. Gorenc-Stankovič), Bohar (61. Crnigoj) – Šeško (70. Šporar)
Malta: Bonello – Shaw, Pepe, Muscat – Attard, Caruana (79. Pisani), Teuma, Corbolan (46. Camenzuli) – J. Mbong (73. Gambin), Satariano (58. Montebello), Dimech (58. P. Mbong)

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