In the match of the 9th round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup held at the Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg, the Russian national team beat the Cyprus team with a score of 6:0.
As specified, the score in the match was opened in the 4th minute by Alexander Erokhin. In the second half, Fyodor Smolov scored a goal, but the judges cancelled it due to offside. In the 55th minute, Smolov scored another one (2:0).
In the 56th minute, Andrei Mostovoy scored the ball, beating two players from the Cyprus team. Alexey Sutormin scored the fourth goal in the 64th minute. In the 82nd minute, Anton Zabolotny consolidated the advantage of his team and the final score in the match was set by Alexander Erokhin in the 87th minute.
Thus, after nine rounds of selection for the 2022 World Cup, the Russian national team has 22 points in its asset and takes first place in Group H. Cyprus has 5 points and occupies the last, sixth place in the table. Croatia has 17 points. Against this team, the Russian national team will play on November 14.
Ru-Main, 12.11.2021
Source: Kuban News
