Russia’s national soccer team has secured its place in the Euro 2016 tournament with a 2-0 victory in Moscow against Montenegro.
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“If you told me two months ago that I would score the winning goal in the most important match for Russian Federation, I would not have believed you”, an ecstatic Kuzmin added.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his eighth goal in eight Euro 2016 qualifiers as Sweden beat Moldova 2-0 in Stockholm, but his side must content themselves with a playoff spot.
Midfielder Alan Dzagoev had a chance to open the scoring in the seventh minute but Montenegro ‘keeper Milan Mijatovic stopped his low shot confidently from the edge of the area.
He was also involved in Sweden’s second, chasing down another long ball which Cebanu rushed out to meet but could only clear as far as Guidetti, who rolled the ball unselfishly to Erkan Zengin to chip into the top corner.
Slovakia collected their ticket with their win in Luxembourg, while Ukraine’s hopes of pipping them for second spot behind defending champions Spain in Group C ended when Spain beat them 1-0 in Kiev on the pitch in which Spain won the 2012 final against Italy.
Luxembourg hit back twice before Marek Hamsik scored his second of the night in stoppage time to clinch a 4-2 win.
Group leaders Austria end their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 defeat of Liechtenstein, rounding off a 10-game unbeaten streak.
First, after 29 minutes, a powerful long-range strike from Ross Barkley took a deflection off a defender and went in off the post.
England won 3-0 in Lithuania, the goals coming from Ross Barkley, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and an own goal by Lithuania keeper Giedrius Arlauskis.
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Missed penalty: Fabregas (S) 25.
