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World Cup Group A, Luzhniki Stadium - Russia 5 (Gazinsky 12', Cheryshev 43' 90+2', Dzyuba 71', Golovin 90+4') Saudi Arabia 0

The World Cup is here! Ok yes, and a forceful first-half execution from Russia set the tone for a pounding prevail upon an impossibly hopeless Saudi Arabia, whose inclination for giving the ball away pointlessly and aggregate absence of power, guarded teach and assaulting edge at last turned out to be their demise.

In the beginning times, Russian weight enabled the hosts to overwhelm ownership, and on 12 minutes they led the pack. Saudi neglected to clear a corner, Aleksandr Golovin crossed, and Iury Gazinski guided a header into the far corner.

At the point when, after nine minutes, Alan Dzagoev twanged a hamstring, Saudi may have thought things were turning upward, and they started to appreciate a portion of the ball. However, at that point, on 43 minutes, another mistake propelled a Russian break, their resistance deteriorated, and substitute Denis Cheryshev completed delightfully.

Russia sat back in the second half, yet Saudi were as yet unfit to make anything, and afterward on 71 minutes - only 89 seconds subsequent to going ahead - Artem Dzyuba headed home the hosts' third. At that point, similarly as the amusement was reaching to an inference, Cheryshev waved the outside of his left boot to invoke a fourth objective, and just before full-time, Golovin's brilliant free-kick gave him the objective his execution merited. The World Cup is here!

Idea

Would russia be able to keep it up? Russia have played pitiably ahead of the pack up to the World Cup, however were amazing in the principal half today, brilliant in assault and solid in winning the ball back. On the off chance that they can do moreover against Egypt one week from now, they have a great possibility of making the knockout stages.!

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MAN OF THE MATCH

Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) Though it feels cruel not to remunerate Cheryshev for two exquisite completions, it was Golovin who ran the diversion. Add to that two helps, contribution in a third objective and his very own fine one, it is difficult to look somewhere else.

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PLAYER RATINGS

Russia: Akinfeev 6, Fernandes 7, Kutepov 7, Igansevich 6, Zhirkov 6, Gazinskiy 6, Zobnin 7, Samedov 6, Golovin 9, Dzagoev 8, Smolov 6. Subs: Cheryshev 9, Dzyuba 8, Kuziaev 6.

Saudi Arabia: Al-Maiouf 6, Alburayk 5, Os.Hawsawi 5, Om.Hawsawi 5, Al-Shahrani 4, Otayf 4, Al-Dawsari 5, Al-Faraj 5, Al-Jassam 5, Al-Shehri 5, Al-Sahlawi 5. Subs: Hatan 6, Fahad 6, Muhannad 6.

KEY MOMENTS

12' - GOAL! Russia 1-0 Saudi Arabia (Gazinski) The corner is cleared, yet Zobain and Golovin make a plot for another cross, near the edge of the container. It chooses Gazinski at the back post, and he pushes Taiseer before directing a fine header into the far corner for his first universal objective!

21' - But here come Saudi, Yasser nashing down the left and intersection well into the center. Alsahlawi is there with Ignashevic, who's compelled to head behind; the corner is trash, yet Saudi get the pieces and Alsahlawi shoots hard as the ball drops and gains a further corner. Once more, it's trash, and Russia break ... Just FOR DZAGOEV TO TWANG HIS HAMSTRING! AAARRRFGGGH! That'll be his match and competition, I'm apprehensive.

43' - WHAT A GOAL! Russia 2-0 Saudi Arabia (Cheryshev) This a dazzling objective! Saudi give it away again and Russia break once more. At the point when Golovin gets on the ball simply fresh, Chershev has hectares to one side. In any case, the pass is short, so Cheryshev tips it up for himself, sending two protectors for a sack o' chips, takes another touch, and hammers a rising crash into the rooftop at the close post. Splendidly done!

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71' - GOAL! Russia 3-0 Saudi Arabia (Dzuyba) Instant effect! Pleasant interchange down the directly amongst Fernandes and Zobanin enabled Golovin to cross, and he chose the new child in the center as the Saudi safeguard deteriorated, however all things considered, the backleaning header, over the manager, was pleasantly controlled.

90+1' - WHAT A GOAL! Russia 4-0 Saudi Arabia (Cheryshev) A long mound from Zhirkov chooses Dzyuba, from an offside position, gestures down for Cheryshev to gather, breaking towards the crate, left of focus. What's more, what a complete he conveys, bowed into the far best corner with the outside of his correct foot like it's nothing (it isn't nothing). Splendid!

90+4' - GREAT GOAL! Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia (Golovin) Though he's on the most distant left of the case, Golovin chooses that the free-kick is in any case one for a right-footer, twisting around and over the divider with a professional killer's accuracy. I figure Russia may win this one.

KEY STATS

Russia's 5-0 win against Saudi Arabia is just the second opening World Cup amusement to be won by 5+ objectives after Italy 7-1 USA in 1934.

No World Cup have country has ever lost their opening round of the competition (counting both Japan and South Korea):

This is the first run through in World Cup history that two substitutes have scored in the opening round of the competition.

Yuri Gazinskiy is the main player to score the opening objective of the World Cup with a header since Cesar Sampaio for Brazil versus Scotland in 1998.

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