Western media about the match, “Russia – Sweden”: Russian back in the game – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, September 6 – RIA Novosti. The Western media have commented on the victory of team Russia over Sweden with a score 1: 0 in the qualifying match of the European Championship in 2016.

The official site of UEFA wrote a short article the match with the title “Russia wakes up.”

The article notes that the stadium “The opening of the Arena”, which took place on the pitch, “waiting for the awakening of the Russian national team in its first game after the departure of Fabio Capello in July, and the Russian audience is not going away disappointed”.

“Forced to win to keep the chances of one of the two qualifying places in the group, Russia took the lead after 38 minutes of the game when striker Artem Dzyuba has completed a beautiful collective combination”, – says the site.

Do not go unnoticed and Game Igor Akinfeev, who several times saved the gate of the Russian team. The site notes that the keeper shone in stoppage time, having beaten a difficult blow Emil Forsberg.

The Swiss edition of Le Matin published with the title “Russia comes to life in a good way”.

The paper says that Leonid Slutsky has successfully completed its mission in the first match for him as head coach, though, as the newspaper notes, in the second half Swedes dominated the field.

Austrian edition Kurier after the match to conclude that the “Russian back in the game “. The new coach of Russian national team Leonid Slutsky, succeeding Fabio Capello, in terms of the media, can not afford to enjoy the so-called effect of a new coach.

Kurier also recalled that it was the first defeat of the Swedes in the European Championship 2016 qualifying game against Sweden Austrian edition called weak.

The journalist Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk defeated the Swedes call “well-deserved.” According to him, the Swedes had several opportunities to excel in the second half, however, to realize the desired failed. In a few dangerous moments the team was rescued by Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

The Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio) drew attention to the post-match criticism of the Swedish coach Erik Hamrén in social networks. “Does anyone besides Hamra generally understand why Sweden played against the Russian team with only one striker?” – Quoted by the radio station user Johan Velstrema. “Sweden played better in the second half without Zlatan (Ibrahimovic – Ed.). It must be for such a slow start resulted in a fundamental error in the preparation,” – says Göran Johansson.

Finally, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has before match noted that the Russians are waiting for “a crazy attack.” The results match the publication called “heavy night for Sweden.” The newspaper also quoted Ibrahimovic, who after the game called the game of his team “cowardly”.