The Russian team beat Moldova and stopped in a step from Euro 2016 – RIA Novosti

CHISINAU, October 10 – R-Sport, Taras Barabash. The Russian team defeated the national team of Moldova in the qualifying match of the European Football Championship in 2016. To expose the Euro 2016 Russians are now enough to play a draw in the final match of the qualifying round.

The meeting of G, which took place at the stadium “Zimbru” Chisinau on Friday, ended with the score 2: 1 in favor of the Russian team. Sergei Ignashevich opened the gates of the hosts on 58 minutes, but Artem Dzyuba in the 78th minute doubled the lead. Moldovans otkvitali one goal in the 85th minute effort Chebotaru Eugene.

Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Russian Football Union president Vitaly Mutko immediately after the match, said that the most important for the Russian national team in the game against Moldova was to reach a victorious outcome. “The national team has played in the result, and the result it achieved, the most important thing – said Mutko told reporters. – You must be able to win with an equal game. I am pleased, and I think everyone is happy”.

A player Russia Igor Smolnikov (right) in the match between the national teams of Moldova and Russia

Eyes on Ignashevich

Even before the starting whistle Michael Kukulakis some Moldovan fans began to boo the Russian players, and in the opening of the meeting was the use of pyrotechnics. The match started without delay: the owners acted very diligently and tenaciously played in the selection. Moldavian footballers sometimes acted rudely, that is not always noticed a woman referee Hrisula Kurobiliya. For instance, violation of Igor Smolnikova on the wing she had missed.

On the 25th minute Smolnikov, received damage, I asked for a replacement. The player of “Zenith” could not continue the meeting, instead of the left, Igor Oleg Kuzmin. In the first attack, the defender of “Ruby” could be written on an assist. Kuzmin gently tossed the ball into the penalty area from the right flank, but Alexander Kokorin scoring chances did not realize, breaking from the second floor protivohod goalkeeper inaccurate from an advantageous position.

Guests owned the territorial advantage, but the quality of the lawn did not allow a technical team to demonstrate all their skills. After 42 minutes, Kuzmin again sent the ball into the box, this time played Dziuba-track, and the hosts took the threat.

The Moldovan players actively started the second half of the meeting, and even tried to pressurize the middle of the field. At the end of an hour of playing time the account was finally opened. After drawing a “standard” for 58 minutes, the champion team of Russia in the amount of spent matches Sergei Ignashevich finished the ball into the net after the transfer of goalkeeper – 0: 1. Dmitri Kombarov pass in the penalty area, Dziuba threw the ball under attack CSKA defender, who hit the target.

Football. European Championship qualifying match in 2016. Moldova – Russia

The next goal Dziuba

The team Leonid Slutsky continued to own initiative and after a goal scored. Meanwhile, the Speaker twice warned fans of the team-owners of the need to refrain from the use of stun grenades and flares. On fan podium, housed the fans Moldova national team, appeared Ukrainian flag. But it did not help the Moldovan team, as well as the transition to a more attacking game model. On 80 minutes the score was 2: 0, scored striker Petersburg “Zenith” Dziuba, and again after the “standard”.

“It is not that we deliberately practiced standards – said Dziuba told reporters after the match. – But we have someone to play at the top. We have worked out certain combinations, but to strum just do not have time. We realized that in this game it will be to our advantage. As a result, we have twice scored from set pieces ” – Dziuba told reporters after the match. Sweeten the bitter pill owners Cebotaru goal 85 minutes into the game. After a corner into the penalty was followed by an irresistible blow – 2: 1.

After the match Slutsky lamented the state of the field in Chisinau is not allowed to show good football. “Scored a deserved victory. The main point was to choose the attack means. In the first half is not very checkered some things had to change. We are tuning in combination play, but it was difficult to make. The field is not fully possible to combine. I had to bet more on” standards “very pleased that the rate has played” – said Slutsky told reporters.

The final match of the European Championship qualifying tournament the Russian national team will hold on October 12 in Moscow at the “Opening of the Arena” with the team of Montenegro. Moldova’s national team in the same day, at a party to play with a team in Sweden.

Russian player Artem Dzyuba in the qualifying match of the European Football Championship in 2016 between the national teams of Moldova and Russia.