Team Russia lost the German Cup

Team Russia national football team was defeated by Germany in a match World Cup qualifying tournament in 2010. The meeting, held in Dortmund, ended with the score 2:1. In the first half of the German team distinguished Lukas Podolski and Michael Ballack, but after the break a goal played Andrei Arshavin.

The first time was a notable advantage of the German national team. Podolski opened the account in the ninth minute, completing a combination involving Schweinsteiger and Miroslav Klose. The second goal of the gate Igor Akinfeeva strike from close range Ballack scored. The captain of German team distinguished 28 th minute.

In suspend the chief coach of Russia national team Guus Hiddink replaced the last defender to attacker Renata Yanbaeva midfield Alan Dzagoeva. For 18-year-old Dzagoeva this match was the first in the national team.

At the 51 th minute meeting, Alexander Anyukov picked the ball from Philip Lam, comply with lumbago, and Andrei Arshavin struck the empty goal. The Russians held a few dangerous attacks, but in the end of the meeting the ball after impact Dzagoeva hit the bar. The match ended with the score 2:1 in favor of the Germans.

In other matches fourth Selection Group worldcup 2010, on 11 October, the Finnish team won Azerbaijan (1:0), a team of Wales - Liechtenstein (2:0). Thus, the leader of the group is Germany (seven points after three games), second place is Wales (six points in two games), third - Finland (four points in two games), and a fourth - Russia (three points in two games). The fifth and sixth position shared by teams of Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein (one ochku after three games).

His next match Team Russia will hold on 15 October. On this day, Russians will take command of Finland. The game will take place in Moscow at the stadium "Locomotive" and will begin at 19:00 Moscow time.

Germany - Russia - 2:1 (2:0)

Goals: Podolski, 9 (1:0), Ballack, 28 (2:0). Arshavin, 51 (2:1).

Germany: Adler, Friedrich, Vestermann, Mertezaker, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Hitzlsperger (Rolfes, 90), Ballack, Trohovski (Frings 84), Podolski, Klose (Gomez, 71).

Russia: Akinfeev, Anyukov, V. Berezutskiy, Ignashevich, Yanbaev (Dzagoev, 46), Zyryanov, Semak (Sychev, 85), Zhirkov, Denisov, Arshavin, Pogrebnyak.