Russia, who were supposedly not as good as they were at Euro 2008, are actually as good as they were at Euro 2008. They beat the Czech Republic 4-1, with Dzagoev scoring twice.
UEFA Opening Disciplinary Proceedings Against Russian Football Union
UEFA via Getty ImagesRussia may have steamrolled their way past the Czech Republic during their opening match of Euro 2012, but things aren’t going all their way. Their fans were rather boisterous during the victory, to the point that UEFA had to step in:
It’s unclear just how harsh the sanctions will be, but we’ll learn that in fairly short order -- UEFA will have a disciplinary meeting about the issue on June 13th. The elephant in the room, however, is buried at the bottom of UEFA release:
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Update: Russia 4-1 Czech Republic, Final Score
Well this isn’t very fair. Russia are steamrollering the Czech Republic at the Stadion Miejski, where both Alan Dzagoev and Roman Shirokov have scored. It looks like there could be more to come as well - the Czech defence is something approximating ‘abject’ at the moment and despite things being fairly evenly matched in the midfield, Russia are getting plenty of good chances, and they’ve put enough of them away to take a commanding lead.
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Many people thought Russia had no chance to duplicate their deep run in Euro 2008. The Russians’ response? “Watch this.”
Russia look absolutely deadly in the attack. They are breaking with pace and putting the Czechs on the back foot whenever they are on the ball. This looks just like 2008’s Russia, only they might be better. That the Czechs aren’t very good does help, too.
Read Article >Russia Vs. Czech Republic, Euro 2012: Alan Dzagoev Goal Has Russia Ahead
Russia are ahead on the Czech Republic after just 15 minutes of fantastic play, and the Czechs aren’t showing any indication that they’re going to be able to hang in this match. Games can turn quickly, as the opening match of Euro 2012 showed, but Michel Bilak’s side currently looks outclassed.
Alan Dzagoev scored the goal that has Russia up 1-0, finishing off a great team move with a tidy finish from 12 yards out. Konstantin Zyryanov set up the chance with a cross from the right flank, which found Aleksandr Kerzhakov. His shot hit the far post, but ricochet right to Dzagoev, who was unmarked. He found a shooting lane between two defenders and finished calmly.
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