ST PETERSBURG: World Cup hosts Russia just about booked their position in the second one spherical with a Three-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday that moved them to best of Group A with six issues from two games.
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Three targets within the space of 15 mins early in the second one part put the Russians firmly in command earlier than Egypt's Mohamed Salah, who had a subdued sport on his go back from harm, struck from a penalty, awarded after a video evaluate.
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Should Uruguay (Three issues) beat Saudi Arabia (Zero issues) on Wednesday it's going to ensure the South Americans and the Russians undergo to the spherical of 16 with a sport to spare.
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After a tight first part Russia's leap forward got here simply two mins after the restart.
Aleksandr Golovin's go was once punched out by Egyptian keeper Mohamed El-Shenawy, handiest as far as Roman Zobnin whose low pressure was once heading vast till Ahmed Fathi's outstretched leg grew to become the ball into his personal net.
Remarkably, it was once the fifth personal objective of the tournament to this point. The record amount for a tournament is six in 1998.
If there was once some excellent fortune to the opener, the Russians' 2d was once pure quality.
Alexander Samedov pushed the ball out vast to Mario Fernandes, the Brazilian born proper again who had powered forward from deep to ship a great pull-back into the trail of Denis Cheryshev who slotted house his 3rd objective of the tournament.
Two mins later it was once Three-Zero by way of a course one play, as goal man Artem Dzyuba chested down a long ball, bustled past Ali Gabr and drove house.
Salah, who had now not played since going off injured in Liverpool's Champions League ultimate defeat to Real Madrid final month, controlled some comfort when he converted from the spot after a video assistant referee (VAR) ruling that he have been introduced down by Zobnin throughout the space.
Schedule | Points Table | Videos
Three targets within the space of 15 mins early in the second one part put the Russians firmly in command earlier than Egypt's Mohamed Salah, who had a subdued sport on his go back from harm, struck from a penalty, awarded after a video evaluate.
ALSO READ: Senegal punish Polish mistakes to win 2-1
Should Uruguay (Three issues) beat Saudi Arabia (Zero issues) on Wednesday it's going to ensure the South Americans and the Russians undergo to the spherical of 16 with a sport to spare.
ALSO READ: Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in any other World Cup dissatisfied
After a tight first part Russia's leap forward got here simply two mins after the restart.
Aleksandr Golovin's go was once punched out by Egyptian keeper Mohamed El-Shenawy, handiest as far as Roman Zobnin whose low pressure was once heading vast till Ahmed Fathi's outstretched leg grew to become the ball into his personal net.
Remarkably, it was once the fifth personal objective of the tournament to this point. The record amount for a tournament is six in 1998.
If there was once some excellent fortune to the opener, the Russians' 2d was once pure quality.
Alexander Samedov pushed the ball out vast to Mario Fernandes, the Brazilian born proper again who had powered forward from deep to ship a great pull-back into the trail of Denis Cheryshev who slotted house his 3rd objective of the tournament.
Two mins later it was once Three-Zero by way of a course one play, as goal man Artem Dzyuba chested down a long ball, bustled past Ali Gabr and drove house.
Salah, who had now not played since going off injured in Liverpool's Champions League ultimate defeat to Real Madrid final month, controlled some comfort when he converted from the spot after a video assistant referee (VAR) ruling that he have been introduced down by Zobnin throughout the space.
FIFA World Cup: Russia on brink of next stage after beating Egypt
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