The second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe kicked off tonight (Saturday) across the continent. In the early days of Games Day, Russia defeated Slovenia 1: 2. At the same time, Montenegro defeated Gibraltar 1: 4. Next: Croatia will host Cyprus (20:00), Norway will meet Turkey (20:00) and Belarus will host Estonia (20:00).
Russia – Slovenia 1: 2
In front of thousands of local fans, Stanislav Cherchesov’s team hosted Matejac Kek’s team in Sochi and recorded a second consecutive victory in the 8th house of the qualifiers. Responsible for the achievement was Artyom Dziuba, who scored a quick double in the first half and went up to 29 goals in the national team uniform, which puts him a single goal away from Alexander Krazhkov, the all-time goalscorer of the Russian national team.
Josef Ilicic, a star of Atlanta, still managed to shrink with a beautiful goal in the 36th minute, but the Russians came out with the victory and went up to the top of the house. On the other hand, Slovenia failed to produce continuity after their impressive 0-1 win over Croatia last Wednesday and remained stuck on three points.
Montenegro – Gibraltar 1: 4
Will tonight’s game affect Bnei Yehuda’s survival struggle in the Premier League? The modest Montenegro already has six points out of a possible six after a victory over the weakest team at home, when the first goal of the game was scored by Patos in Chirai, the striker of the Goldens, who came back to the Premier League in January and has yet to find the net. Marko Simic, Zarko Tomsevic and Stevan Jovtic added for the host, who achieved an important victory for them.