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Russia 1-1 Netherlands: Russians grab late draw
Konstantin Zyryanov scored a late penalty to help Russia salvage a 1-1
draw against the Netherlands in a friendly on Wednesday.
Robin van Persie's first-half strike gave the visitors a deserved 1-0
lead with the Dutch eager to avenge their defeat by Guus Hiddink's men
in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals two months ago.
The Arsenal forward beat Russia keeper Igor Akinfeyev, curling a delicate
left-footed shot into the top corner from just outside the area in the
25th minute.
The Russians stunned the much-fancied Dutch 3-1 in extra time at the European
Championship in June, securing their best showing at a major tournament
in 20 years and a personal victory for Hiddink over his home country.
The home team fielded an almost identical lineup on Wednesday. The Dutch
were missing defender Khalid Boulahrouz and midfielders Wesley Sneijder
and Orlando Engelaar through injury as well as goalkeeper Edwin van der
Sar and forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, who retired from the international
game after Euro 2008.
The Dutch, who recorded a comfortable 4-1 win over Russia in a friendly
in Amsterdam in February last year, dominated for much of the lively encounter
at Moscow's Lokomotiv stadium, with van Persie being the most active for
the visitors until he was substituted by Ibrahim Afellay midway through
the second half.
The Russians lost their top striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to injury late
in the first half but escaped with a draw when Zyryanov calmly fired from
the spot for the equaliser 12 minutes from time after Giovanni van Bronckhorst
fouled Dmitry Torbinsky inside the box.
Dutch substitute Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink wasted a great chance in added
time when he was left alone in front of Russia's goal, but Akinfeyev made
a fine save from close range.
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Russia 1 - 1 Netherlands
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Scoring Summary
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| Russia |
Netherlands |
| Konstatin Zurianov (pen 77) |
Robin Van Persie (24) |
| Match Information |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Match Time: 18:15 UK |
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Teams
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| Russia |
Netherlands |
| 1 Igor Akinfeev |
1 Maarten Stekelenburg |
| 3 Renat Yanbaev |
2 Johnny Heitinga |
| 4 Sergei Ignashevich |
3 Andre Ooijer |
| 8 Denis Kolodin |
4 Joris Mathijsen |
| 11 Sergei Semak |
5 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst |
| 17 Konstatin Zurianov |
6 Mark Van Bommel |
| 18 Yuri Zhirkov |
8 Nigel De Jong |
| 20 Igor Semshov |
10 Rafael Van der Vaart |
| 23 Vladimir Bystrov |
11 Arjen Robben |
| 10 Andrei Arshavin |
7 Robin Van Persie |
| 19 Roman Pavluchenko |
9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
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Substitutes
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| 12 Vladimir Gabulov |
Henk Timmer 16 |
| 5 Alexei Berezutsky |
Tim De Cler 15 |
| 2 Vasili Berezutsky |
Demy De Zeeuw 12 |
| 7 Dmitri Torbinsky |
Ibrahim Afellay 14 |
| 21 Roman Vorobyev |
Dirk Kuyt 17 |
| 13 Nikita Bazhenov |
Jan Vennegoor 18 |
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Substitutions
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Nikita Bazhenov for Roman Pavluchenko (39)
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Dirk Kuyt for Rafael Van der Vaart (58)
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Dmitri Torbinsky for Vladimir Bystrov (62)
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Jan Vennegoor for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (59)
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Roman Vorobyev for Andrei Arshavin (86)
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Ibrahim Afellay for Robin Van Persie (71)
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Demy De Zeeuw for Arjen Robben (83)
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Yellow Cards
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| Igor Semshov (71) |
Jan Vennegoor (68) |
Dmitri Torbinsky (90)
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Soccernet.espn.go.com,
August 20, 2008
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