22 of June took place the second match of group tournament of the world Cup. It was attended by teams from Russia and Belgium. The game ended with the score 0:1 in favor of Belgium.
If you compare the lineups of the Russian team with the game against South Korea, which took place last week, you may notice a few changes. First, on the left back's coach Fabio Capello has put Alexey Kozlov (who was replaced by Andrey Eschenko), and secondly, on the right flank of the attack instead of Yuri Zhirkov went Maxim Kanunnikov. Subs strong players such as Alexander Kerzhakov (who scored a goal in the match against South Korea), Igor Denisov and Alan Dzagoev.
The match took place at the stadium "Maracana". The meeting was attended by a record number of spectators (about 74 thousand people, 10 thousand of them were fans of the Russian team). Before the game tickets to buy was almost impossible.
As it was
The first half was even, both teams took turns exchanging attacks. The Russian team put three shots on target, while the Belgian team was unable to make a single. Compared to the previous match, the Russian team has significantly improved the accuracy of transmission has improved.
The "touchdown" moment at the gates of the team of Belgium was established by 45 th minute Alexander Kokorin headed the ball goalwards after a pass from the left flank, but the ball missed the goal.
The team of Belgium the most active players were dries Mertens and Kevin de Bruyne.
The second half Belgium began to matter with the 45th in the 84th minute, the players of the Belgian team did not do any standing attack. The Russian team played with more confidence. "Touchdown" moments in the national team, but the players failed to implement.
In the middle of the second half was injured Alexei Kozlov. Is it on the left Eschenko. On 80 minutes, Eschenko got a chance to score a goal, but the defender of Russian national team struck a little past.
At the end of the match, the Belgians intensified and took the initiative. First with a penalty kick almost scored Mirallas (the ball hit the post). In the 88th minute hazard (Chelsea midfielder) struck the goalkeeper on the line, and from Divock Origi, who replaced Lukaku sent the ball into the goal. Thus, the Belgian team, scored 6 points and secured their early exit in the 1/8 finals.
The best player of the match was a hazard.
However, the Russian team can still qualify for the play-offs, the main thing is to beat the team of Algeria, as with a great score. It is desirable that the matches South Korea – Algeria South Korea – Belgium ended in a draw.
The next match of group H will take place Sunday night. It will be teams of South Korea and Algeria.
Third round in group H will be held on June 27. The Belgians will play against team South Korea, team Russia will play against the Algerians.
