WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 20 Salah disappoints Russia will be guaranteed a place in the last 16 and Egypt eliminated unless Saudi Arabia beat Uruguay today

AFP | Saint Petersburg

he return of Mohamed Salah from injury couldn’t prevent TWorld Cup hosts Russia virtu- ally sealing their place in the last 16 by beating Egypt 3-1 yesterday. An own goal by Egypt captain Ahmed Fathy opened the floodgates on a sod- den night in Saint Petersburg before goals from Denis Cheryshev and Artem Dzyuba furthered Russian hopes they can defy pre-tournament expectations with a deep run into the latter stages. Salah did net Egypt’s first goal at a World Cup since 1990 from the penalty spot after he had been hauled down 17 minutes from time, but it was too little, too late for the Pharaohs. Russia will be guaranteed a place in the last 16 and Egypt eliminated unless Saudi Arabia beat Uruguay today. Salah was making his first appear- ance since injuring his left shoul - der when falling heavily after being dragged to the ground by Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos in the Champions Egypt’s Mohamed Salah looks dejected while Russia’s Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring their third goal with team mates League final just over three weeks ago. His presence in the starting line-up after sitting out Friday’s 1-0 defeat to pacity S Petersburg stadium to almost Salah a simple tap in at the back post. a brilliantly worked second that was Tuesday June 19 UruguayRUSSIA provoked3 a1 feverishEGYPT excite- even up the numbers in stands with It took 40 minutes for the Premier Group Dynamics swept home by Cheryshev for his third ment from the thousands of Egyptian the hosts. League’s Golden Boot winner to have goal of the World Cup from Mario Fer- 47’ (og) Fathi fans thatSaint poured Petersburg into the Stadium 65,000-ca- However,Salah Russia73’ (pen) had enjoyed a far an attempt on goal as the ball fell kind- Much now depends on the Uruguay-Saudi nandes’s cross. 59’ Cheryshev Group A more positive start in thrashing Saudi ly on the edge of the area, but even on Arabia game today in Rostov. A win or draw Three minutes later it was 3-0 as the 62’ Dzyuba Arabia 5-0 to snap a seven-game run his favoured left foot his effort curled for Uruguay and the top two would meet to towering 6ft 4in (1.96 metre) Dzyuba Tuesday June 19TuesdayTuesday June June 19 19RUSSIATuesday3RUSSIA June1RUSSIA 19EGYPT3 31Referee1EGYPTEGYPTRUSSIA 3 1 EGYPT determine which team finishes in first place. 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CheryshevPlayers CheryshevCheryshev CheryshevPossession showed earlyPlayers on. the hosts, Egypt had an uphill task as it helpless Mohamed El-Shenawy. 62’ Dzyuba 62’ 62’DzyubaDzyuba Referee62’ DzyubaRefereeReferee Referee Possession Aleksandr Golovin and Cheryshev was without gifting Russia the initiative The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) 1 Akinfeev (cap) Enrique CaceresEnrique (ARG)Enrique Caceres Caceres (ARG) (ARG) Enrique Caceres (ARG)23 Elshenawy were at the heart of most of Russia’s as they did in calamitous fashion at the system proved its worth to give Egypt a 2 Fernandes 2 Gabr Key To Success Players PlayersPlayers PossessionPlayers PossessionPossession PlayersPossession PlayersbestPlayers moves against thePlayers Saudis and both start of the second-half. glimmer of hope when referee Enrique 3 Kutepov 6 Hegazy Russia took advantage of Egypt’s defensive 1 Akinfeev (cap)1 Akinfeev1 Akinfeev (cap) (cap) 1 Akinfeev (cap) 47% 23 Elshenawy53%23 Elshenawy23 Elshenawycame close23 toElshenawy breaking the deadlock There appeared little danger when Caceres had initially awarded a foul 2 Fernandes4 Ignashevich2 Fernandes2 Fernandes 2 Fernandes 2 Gabr 2 Gabr2 Gabr 7 Fathi (cap)2 Gabr mistakes to cruise into a three-goal lead out 3 Kutepov 3 Kutepov3 Kutepov 3 Kutepov 6 Hegazy 6 Hegazy6 Hegazywith long-range6 Hegazy strikes. Roman Zobnin’s off-target shot drib- of nothing. Fathi’s attempted clearance for outside the box rather than a penalty 6 Cheryshev 74’ 47% 47%53%47% 53%53% 47% 53%8 Tarek Hamed 4 Ignashevich 4 Ignashevich4 Ignashevich 4 Ignashevich 7 Fathi (cap) 7 Fathi7 Fathi (cap) (cap)Salah looked7 Fathi far (cap) from the player who bled towards goal, but under pressure when Salah was pulled by Zhirkov. 8 Gazinskii 9 Marwan 82’ the first goal was sloppy, as was Ali Gabr’s 6 Cheryshev 6 Cheryshev6 Cheryshev74’ 74’ 674’Cheryshev 74’ 8 Tarek Hamed8 Tarek8 Tarek Hamed Hamedscored 44 goals8 Tarek in Hamed his debut season for from Dzyuba, Fathy threw an out - attempt at closing down Dzyuba for the Salah smashed the 10th penalty of 8 Gazinskii11 Zobnin8 Gazinskii8 Gazinskii 8 Gazinskii 9 Marwan 9 Marwan9 Marwan82’ 10 Salah82’982’Marwan 82’ 11 Shots 13 Liverpool and former Chelsea left-back stretched right leg towards the ball third goal. the tournament into the roof of the net, 11 Zobnin17 Golovin11 Zobnin11 Zobnin 1111ZobninShots 11 1311 ShotsShots10 13Salah13 11 10 SalahShots10 Salah 1313 Abdelshafy10 Salah 17 Golovin 17 Golovin 13 Abdelshafy Yuri Zhirkov13 Abdelshafy wasn’t afraid to test his fit- and turned it into his own net. Cheryshev continues to make those late but it was little consolation as Russia 18 Zhirkov17 Golovin17 Golovin 86’ 3 On target 1 13 Abdelshafy13 Abdelshafy17 Elneny 64’ 18 Zhirkov 18 Zhirkov18 Zhirkov86’ 86’18386’ZhirkovOn target 3 13On 86’targetOn target17 1Elneny1 3 17OnElneny17 targetElneny64’ ness1 with64’ 17a series64’Elneny of robust challenges.64’ Having got the bit of luck they need- runs in the area and is an unlikely leading took a huge step towards the knockout 19 Samedov19 Samedov19 Samedov19 Samedov 19 Samedov 19 Abdalla 19 Abdalla19 Abdalla19ButAbdalla Zhirkov’s19 Abdalla best piece of defending ed, Russia showed they have the quality scorer through two matches. phase of a World Cup for the first time 22 Dzyuba 22 Dzyuba22 Dzyuba79’ 79’79’221179’DzyubaFouls 11 101111 Fouls79’Fouls Fouls21 10Trezeguet 10 111021 TrezeguetFouls21 Trezeguet 68’ 10 68’2168’Trezeguet 68’ 68’ 22 Dzyuba 21wasTrezeguet a last-ditch tackle that prevented to trouble more fancied nations with 32 years. 7 Kuziaev 7 Kuziaev7 Kuziaev74’ (cap) =74’ Captain774’Kuziaev(cap)(cap) = CaptainYellow = Captain card 74’ Yellow22 Yellow(cap)Warda card = card Captain22 Warda22 Warda64’Yellow card 64’2264’Warda 64’ 10 Smolov7 Kuziaev10 Smolov10 Smolov79’ 74’Substitution79’1079’Smolov(cap)Substitution =RedSubstitution Captain card 79’ Red14 cardRedRamadan cardYellowSubstitution card14 Ramadan14 Ramadan68’Red 22card Warda68’1468’Ramadan 64’ 68’ 13 Kudriashov10 Smolov13 Kudriashov13 Kudriashov86’ og=own79’86’ goal,1386’Kudriashov pen=penaltyog=ownog=ownSubstitution goal, goal, pen=penalty pen=penalty86’ 11 og=ownKahrabaRed goal, card pen=penalty11 Kahraba11 Kahraba82’ 14 Ramadan82’1182’Kahraba 68’ 82’ 13 Kudriashov Source:86’ FIFA Source:og=ownSource: FIFA FIFAgoal, pen=penaltySource: FIFA 11 Kahraba 82’ Source: FIFA Tuesday June 19 COLOMBIA 1 2 JAPAN 39’ Quintero Saransk - Mordovia Arena Kagawa 6’ (pen) Japan sink 10-man ColombiaGroup H Osako 73’ Reuters | Saransk, Russia Tuesday June 19TuesdayTuesday June JuneCOLOMBIA 19 19 TuesdayCOLOMBIACOLOMBIA 1June2 19 JAPAN11RefereeCOLOMBIA22 JAPANJAPAN 1 2 JAPAN 39’ Quintero 39’39’ QuinteroQuinteroSaransk - Mordovia39’ QuinteroSaranskSaransk Arena - - Mordovia Mordovia Arena ArenaKagawaSaransk - 6’Mordovia (pen) KagawaKagawa Arena 6’6’ (pen) (pen) Kagawa 6’ (pen) apan upset 10-man Colombia 2-1 in a Group H GroupGroup H H Osako Group73’ H OsakoOsako 73’73’ Osako 73’ dramatic match yesterday to become Players Possession Players J Referee RefereeReferee Referee the first Asian side to beat South Ameri- Possession GROUP A 1 Ospina 1 Kawashima MP W D L GF GA +/- PTS can opponents at the World Cup. 3 Murillo 3 Shoji Asian teams had managed three draws Players PlayersPlayers PossessionPlayers PossessionPossession PlayersPossession PlayersPlayersRussia 2 2 0 0 Players8 1 7 6 4 Arias 5 NagatomoUruguay 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 in 17 matches against South American 1 Ospina 11 OspinaOspina 1 Ospina 41% 1 Kawashima59% 11 KawashimaKawashima 1 Kawashima 3 Murillo6 C. 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SanchezFouls 1515159 FoulsFoulsFouls 22 Yoshida99 9 2222 YoshidaYoshida22 Yoshida22 Yoshida guay’s Jose Batista was dismissed after 55 5 Barrios 55 BarriosBarrios31’ (cap) = Captain531’31’Barrios (cap)(cap) = =Yellow Captain Captain card31’ Yellow4Yellow(cap)Honda = card cardCaptain 44 HondaHondaYellow70’ card 470’70’Honda 70’ 31’ 70’ seconds against Scotland in 1986. 10 James5 Barrios 1010 JamesJames59’ Substitution1059’59’James(cap) =Substitution SubstitutionCaptainRed card 59’ 16RedRedYamaguchi card cardYellowSubstitution card 1616 YamaguchiYamaguchiRed80’ card4 Honda1680’80’Yamaguchi 80’ 70’ 7 Bacca 70’ og=own goal, pen=penalty 85’ 9 Okazaki 85’ 7 10BaccaJames 77 BaccaBacca og=own59’ goal,70’70’ pen=penaltythatog=ownog=own counts.Substitution goal, goal, Luckpen=penalty pen=penalty is important9 OkazakiRed card but it’s99 notOkazakiOkazaki 16 Yamaguchi85’85’ 80’ Source: FIFA Source: FIFA 7 Bacca 70’ goingog=ownSource:Source: to FIFA goal, FIFAdo the pen=penalty job.” 9 Okazaki 85’ Source: FIFA BETTER Superior numbers Group A Yuya Osako celebrates after scoring Japan’s winner against Colombia With Japan dominating the midfield Portugal vs Morocco with their superior numbers, Pekerman (3:00 PM) KNOW Shinji Kagawa scored from the result- world and Japan 61st, the South Ameri- opted to sacrifice Juan Cuadrado around ing penalty to give Japan the lead in the cans were expected to win. the half hour mark to send on defensive Group H match. It was also sweet revenge for Japan, midfielder Wilmar Barrios. Group A Juan Quintero’s clever low free kick who were thumped 4-1 by the same op- That allowed Colombia a foothold Japan’s win is the in the 39th minute gave Colombia the ponents in Brazil 2014, but they wasted in the match and their all-time leading Uruguay vs Saudi first by an Asian equaliser but Yuya Osako leapt above his plenty of chances to kill the game off ear- scorer and captain Radamel Falcao came (6:00 PM) team over a nation marker to head a corner into the net for lier. Kagawa and Osako went close in the more into the game. from South America Japan’s 73rd-minute winner. first half but failed to increase their lead. Falcao, making his World Cup debut Group A “To lose one player in the three min- “I told them at halftime to keep mov- after missing the last tournament in Bra- in the history of the utes to lose such a crucial player, is not an ing, get the advantage in positioning,” zil due to injury, showed his hunger Iran vs Spain World Cup easy thing,” Colombia’s Argentine coach Japan coach Akira Nishino said. when he stretched full length to get his (9:00 PM) Jose Pekerman told reporters. “It was good we could deprive the front foot to an overhead cross but did not have With Colombia ranked 16th in the players of their stamina. It’s the result the power to beat the goalkeeper.