Russia defeated Cyprus 6:0 in Week 9 of the 2022 World Cup qualifying tournament.
As the match progressed, one goal was scored in the fourth minute. How did it happen?
Sutormin from the right shot into the far bar, where Smolov hit the defender with a one-touch shot, and Fedor saved the ball, kicked it into the empty net and passed it to Erokhin, and Sasha did not miss.
In the 11th minute Smolov didn't shoot from long range, making a pass into the Cypriot penalty area, Miranchuk, in turn, fumbled with the ball and missed his chance to shoot on goal.
In the 18th minute Erokhin, being on the right of the central axis, coolly aimed at the goal, aiming far, but the ball flew a little past the target.
On 28 minutes the Cypriot captain Artimatas shot on goal from long range, but the shot was blocked by defenders.
On 30 minutes Sotiriou gave a pass to the right side of the penalty area of the Russian national team, where Papoulis managed to get ahead of Golovin.
On 48 minutes of the match the ball was again in the gates of the Cypriot national team, but Smolov never managed to score the cherished goal.
On 55 minutes, Fedor Smolov, with the help of Miranchuk, scored and the score was 2:0.
On 56 minutes, Golovin passed to the left flank of the penalty area to Mostovoy, who circled Soteriu, followed by Karo, and then simply sent the ball into the goal. The score was 3:0!
In the 62nd minute of the game after a right kick from Zabolotny, the Cypriots had a real panic. Erokhin shot from 15 meters, and Cypriot defender from the line hit the ball, after that the ball hit the crossbar, bounced into the field, and there the ball was headed into the goal by Sutormin. The score was 4:0.
On 81 minutes of the match, Ionov passed the ball to Zabolotny in the penalty area of Cyprus, where Anton cleared the area for the shot and sent the ball into the corner of the goal. The score was 5:0.
On 87 minutes of the match Zabolotny passed the ball to Erokhin on the right side, who caught up with him and shot exactly into the far corner of the goal. The score was 6:0.
The Russian team scored 22 points and moved into first place in qualifying group H. The Russian team has a chance to get to the World Cup 🌐!
Have a great day and a great mood, everyone!