An epic Russia ranked agonizing in criminal cases against Spain

History has shown that there is nothing more difficult to defeat than the Russians in their own home. The 2018 World Cup, which had already given enough surprises, does not seem to be an exception. Russia tied 1 against Spain and with an agonizing penal victory, they managed to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament where they practice as locals.

The match was developed with the Luzhniki Stadium monopolized by the flow of Russian supporters against "La Roja". to enforce the locality. However, Hispanics were not for intimidation and quickly opened the account in 11 minutes, when an argument in the area between Sergio Ramos and Sergei Ignashevich ended with Russia's score with the heel in his own end.

The goal was a bucket of cold water for homeowners, who from the first moment opted for the counterattack and now they were forced to go out and seek the goal. The small Russian attack had its best moment with a shot from Alesandr Golovin, who was deflected by the goal side guarded by David De Gea.

However, those led by Fernando Hierro equalized in the 39th minute, when Gerard Piqué interfered with the ball in what was a weak attack of "Russian squadron". Artem Dyzuba was responsible for marking parity from the 12 steps putting uncertainty in the commitment.

And before the end of the first half, a good collective move from Spain would have allowed Diego Costa to score the advantage, but the Atletico's striker Madrid has not managed to define it. Already in the second half, the pace of engagement has dropped considerably, and coaches have been forced to bring their talents to the bench: Andres Iniesta and Denis Cherysev.

Fernando Hierro's leaders dominated the second period, and in 84, Iniesta nearly scored the winning goal but managed a good save from Igor Akinfeev. The party even had to reach the extension, where the constant siege of "red fury" was found with a white team who padlocked their area and defended with eleven men for the total time, forcing the definition penalties.

Then the unexpected happened. While for Spain they scored Iniesta, Piqué, Ramos, for Russia they made Smolov, Ignasevich, Golovin and Cherysev. The villains were Koke Resurrección (Atacked Akinfeev) and Iago Aspas (with the clouds), which allowed the Russians to break with the story, show that they become strong at home and qualify for the quarter-finals of their own World Cup, where They expect a rival between Croatia and Denmark.