Friendly matches. prefabricated
17 years ago our team won one of greatest victories in its history, beating the hosts at the Stade de France and then reigning champions world and Europe with a score of 3:2. Will the team of Leonid Slutsky be able to repeat that sensational success, you will learn from complete overview on our portal
The French 4 days ago played a difficult match in Amsterdam, scoring the decisive goal at the very end of the game, allowing the Orange to win back 2 goals. Our team, in fact, the second team was stronger than Lithuania 3:0. Wards of Didier Deschamps are traditionally one of the favorites of the European Championship, besides, they traditionally play very strong at home. Goalkeepers Guilherme and Kritsyuk, as well as field players Yusupov and Maximov, did not fly to Paris, and already in France Denisov fell ill with a high temperature.
After a successful game in Amsterdam against the long-suffering Dutch national team, Didier Deschamps' team received a lot of praise. In the role of clear favorites, the French approached the next home game with the Russian team. The coach of the French national team this time allowed himself to rotate the squad, leaving in reserve the author of the winning goal against Oranje Matuidi, Koscielny and Mandand. However, Le Blue's game, especially her debut, did not get any worse from this. The "tricolors" dominated from the first minutes on the football field. But for the Russian national team, one could worry and be afraid immediately after the announcement of the starting line-up for the game - the center of defense was called upon to cement the two Berezutsky brothers, and only nominal flankers Dmitry Kombarov and Igor Smolnikov, who had absolutely no experience of playing in the center, sat on their replacements defense. And this meant that the new helmsman of the Russian national team was completely or almost completely satisfied with the current bunch of central defenders, who now cannot stand any criticism in CSKA. Something tells us that Slutsky sees the 36-year-old Ignashevich as the closest replacement for one of the brothers, and if this is not the case, then you can ask a question in vain - why are the team given two sparring sessions if you don’t try new collections in them on such a problematic and competitive position?
Already after the eighth full turn of the second hand, the hosts took the lead. Pretty much forgotten after leaving for the Mexican championship, Andre-Pierre Gignac passed from the right flank of the attack to the center to someone else's penalty area for Griezmann, and the Atlético forward with a cool pass from the bottom brought the rookie N'Golo Kante one on one with Akinfeev, who defended our goal in the first half . N'Golo was cold-blooded and accurate in close combat, leaving a lot of questions for our defense - 1:0. And shortly before the break, the French had already led by two goals. Antoine Griezmann paid tribute to the Tigres forward by hanging from the left flank of the attack to the center of the goalkeeper's line, where Gignac was quicker than the defender and sent the ball into the corner of the goal with a header in the fall - 2:0. Throughout the first half, the players of the Russian national team looked like they had barely recovered from suspended animation after the harsh Russian climate in favorable French weather conditions. As such, the game plan in the performance of Leonid Viktorovich was not traced, and if he was, it was clearly to keep the score 0-0 in the first half of the game, and collapsed like a house of cards immediately after the first missed ball. The opponent, acting even at half his capacity, skillfully restrained all attacking attempts Russian team, and personally, the Varan-Sako connection completely blocked the oxygen of Dziuba and practically did not mark anything, except for the roughest tackle at the feet of Evra, Kokorin, and the time has come for a very important break and replacements for our team.
In the second half, Deschamps' wards slowed down somewhat, allowing the Russian team to attack as well. Pretty quickly, the Russian team found the strength to win back one goal from the standard, when Kokorin closed the exact pitch from Dzagoev with a header from the center of someone else's penalty area. Much to our regret for our national team, very soon West Ham recruit 29-year-old Dimitri Payet will accurate shot from a free-kick in his career, from 30 meters he decided to break through with a sweeping blow and touching the crosspiece of the gate of Lodygin, who replaced Akinfeev, and restored the double advantage of the French team - 3:1. But this was far from the end. In the 68th minute, Oleg Shatov burst into someone else's penalty area from the left flank of the attack, passed the bottom under Zhirkov's blow, and the veteran of the national team sent the playing sphere right on target with a shot at close range - 3:2! It should be noted that during the break before this disastrous segment for the defense of France, Deschamps replaced Patrice Evra, who was injured after a gross foul by Kokorin, and already in the 54th minute, for the same reason, he was forced to change his replacement - Jeremy Mathieu to Luca Digne, because under which the second goal of the Russians was scored.
And yet the decisive word was for the owners of the Stade de France. The evil genius of the Russian national team, Dimitri Payet, passed down to the right edge of someone else's penalty area, where the replacement jet Kingsley Coman masterfully dealt with Yuri Lodygin, who screwed up at the exit, and hit the already empty net from an acute angle. 4:2 - in the second control match in a row, "Le Blue" confidently in the game, but not quite confident in the score, disassembles his opponent for spare parts, and Kante and Payet congratulated themselves on their birthday with goals scored. Now about the sad. The game of the Russian national team brought to all its admirers and fans another portion of thoughts and despair, which has already become philosophical, regarding not only the game as a whole, but also questions about who should play in the center of defense at the Euro and who should be preferred as the main carrier of shells to the attackers - playing through a stump deck to Roman Shirokov or young Miranchuk and Golovin. It's one thing to beat such national teams as Lithuania and Liechtenstein in one breath, counting on players proven over the years, while not surprising an inexperienced opponent with tactical delights, taking your own in the class, and another thing is to fight for the playoffs and Furthermore, to move on, where it is banal that there can be no passing rivals and where even Albania and Iceland will look like an equal contender. Today Russian football players showed no counter-arguments against the more organized and fast French team.
Friendly match. France team - Russia team - 4:2 (2:0)
Goals: Kante, 8, Gignac, 38, Payet, 64, Coman, 76 - Kokorin, 56, Zhirkov, 68
France: Lloris, Sagna, Sakho, Varane (Mathieu 46, Digne 54), Evra, Kante, Lass Diarra, Pogba (Moussa Sissoko 69), Griezmann (Payet 62), Gignac (Giraud 79), Martial ( Coman, 46).
Russia: Akinfeev (Lodygin, 46), Kuzmin, V. Berezutsky, A. Berezutsky, Zhirkov (Smolnikov, 69), Golovin (Glushakov, 80), Dzagoev, Shirokov (Mamaev, 70), Kokorin (Smolov, 80), Dzyuba , Shatov (Samedov, 88)
Warnings: Kokorin, Kuzmin, A. Berezutsky.
Kosovo - Türkiye - 1:6
While the participants of the upcoming World Cup are slowly starting to prepare for the world championship, the teams that did not qualify for the world championship also gathered for a training camp to play before the matches of the Euro 2016 qualifying stage.
However, there is a team for which participation in a friendly match is a significant event. The Kosovo national team has recently received the right to meet with teams that are members of FIFA. But Kosovo has not yet been allowed to participate in official tournaments. According to FIFA rules, only teams of those countries that are recognized by the world community are allowed to play in continental and world championships. Kosovo does not yet belong to this number, so the request to include the football association of this country in FIFA was rejected.
At the FIFA Executive Committee in Tokyo, which took place in December 2012, the Kosovo national team was allowed to hold friendly matches with other national teams, which, of course, caused a lot of protests, in particular from Serbia.
However, on March 5, the "soaring eagles", as the team is called in Kosovo, played their first friendly match under the auspices of FIFA. The Kosovars' rival was the Haiti national team, and the match ended in a goalless draw.
A landmark event for a partially recognized republic was overshadowed by a not-so-pleasant episode: before the match, fans in the stands burned the flag of Serbia. The Serbian Federation immediately responded to the incident by sending a protest to FIFA demanding that the Kosovo national team be banned from football matches. The reaction expected by the Serbian side did not follow, and the Kosovo team began to prepare for the second meeting in its history, this time with a much more powerful opponent.
The Football Federation of Kosovo managed to invite the Turkish national team to Mitrovica, which did not qualify for the World Cup, but is already starting preparations for the Euro qualifying matches, which will start in the fall. In addition to the duel with Turkey, the Kosovars will play with the national team of Senegal on May 25 in Geneva.
Currently Main coach The national team of Kosovo is concerned about the formation of the team, which so far has attracted mainly players from local clubs. Serbian players with a Kosovo passport are also welcome. It is reported that for agreeing to play under the banner of Kosovo, players in the lower Serbian divisions are promised a reward of 10,000 euros, and yet many players refuse money and the opportunity to play for a new team.
There are potential Kosovo players among the eminent European football players.
For example, the star Andan Januzaj hesitated for a long time which team he should play for. The football player's father recommended that he accept the invitation of the Kosovo national team, but Januzaj eventually made a choice in favor of the Belgian national team and is now preparing for the World Cup.
Bayern winger Sherdan Shaqiri, who plays for the Swiss national team but has Kosovo roots, recently said that he does not exclude the possibility of playing for the Kosovo national team if the federation fully joins FIFA and international football authorities will allow players who have played for other teams to re-define themselves.
By the way, the Kosovo team welcomes its guests at the stadium named after Adem Jashari, who is considered a national hero of the republic and at the same time recognized as a terrorist in Serbia. Yashari, one of the ideologists and commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, was killed in 1998 during a special operation by the Yugoslav anti-terrorist special forces.
Returning to Januzaj, it is worth noting that the Manchester United midfielder had the opportunity to play for the Turkish national team, so in the Kosovo-Turkey match, Andan could theoretically play for any of the teams.
For obvious reasons, the mentor of the Turkish national team decided to experiment in the match with Kosovo and invited not the most famous football players. Among those called was Dzhaner Erkin, whom Russian fans may remember from his brief appearance for CSKA Moscow. Now 25-year-old Erkin plays for Fenerbahce.
Already in the second minute of the match, the Kosovo national team conceded the first goal in its history, and in the 34th - the second. In 90 minutes, the missed balls ceased to surprise the assembled fans, because the Turks sent as many as six goals to the gates of Kuštrim Mušica.
But in the 35th minute of the meeting, he forever entered the history of Kosovo football as the man who scored the first goal of the Kosovo national team. By the way, the forward of the German "Kaiserslautern" was previously involved in the Swiss national team and even got into the application for the World Cup in 2010.
As a result, the Kosovars lost with a score of 1:6, but opened the scoring goals scored. The players of the Kosovo national team will be able to correct the difference between goals scored and conceded on May 25 in the match against Senegal.
Finland - Czech Republic - 2:2
The Finns, like the Czechs, did not qualify for the World Cup and are now starting to play with the squad that will fight for getting into the 2016 European Championship. Finland was in a group with Greece, Hungary, Romania, Northern Ireland and the Faroe Islands.
The draw sent Chekhov to Group A, where Pavel Vrba's wards will have to fight with the Netherlands, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland and Kazakhstan.
Terek defender Juhani Oyala got into the starting lineup of the Finnish national team, and his counterpart in the center of defense in the Czech national team turned out to be the ex-football player of Moscow Marek, the rights to which still belong to the red and white, but Suhi spent the past season in Basel.
The most interesting events of the match fit into an interval of three minutes, during which the opponents managed to score three times. In the 18th minute, Celtic striker Thiemu Pukki burst into the penalty area and powerfully shot over Tomas Vaclik, who replaced the injured Petr Cech in the goal of the Czech national team.
Literally a minute later, Matej Vydra took advantage of Dochkal's excellent pass and coolly shot past Lukas Hradecki, and before the Czechs had time to finish rejoicing at the goal, Pukki scored a double, skillfully implementing a one-on-one exit.
This time, the guests failed to bounce back in a minute, and it took a quarter of an hour to restore the status quo - in the 36th minute, Hradecki took advantage of a blunder at the exit and sent the ball into an empty net.
In the second half, the Czech team had a playing advantage, but they failed to create real chances at the Vaclik goal. The Finns were even less successful in the attack, and as a result, the second 45-minute turned out to be “dry”, making the score of the first half final result meetings.
Liechtenstein - Belarus - 1:5
In Belarus, everyone is fascinated by the World Cup taking place in Minsk and the success of the Belarusian team, which made it to the playoffs for the first time in five years.
Belarusian football players decided to keep up with their hockey colleagues and on the day of the ice championship lull, to please the fans with a football victory. To be sure, Liechtenstein was chosen as a rival.
The football "dwarf" is gradually growing up, and in the selection for the World Cup, the Liechtenstein team managed to take points from Latvia (1:1) and even Slovakia (1:1). By the way, the Belarusian national team will have to play just the same with the Slovaks in qualifying tournament to Euro 2016, and the sparring with Liechtenstein can be explained by the upcoming matches with Luxembourg, which also fell into Group C. It is clear that Luxembourg will not be the most formidable opponent - the Belarusians will also have to fight with Spain, Ukraine and Macedonia.
Three representatives of the Russian Premier League appeared in the main team of Belarus: the captain of Krasnodar Alexander Martynovich, the midfielder and forward of Volga, who was remembered by Nizhny Novgorod fans with a fantastic Messi-style goal against Terek.
There were no RFPL players among the players of Liechtenstein, which is not surprising, given that most of the collections are amateur footballers.
On the 13th minute, the BATE midfielder opened the scoring, who confidently dealt with the goalkeeper, jumping out one on one. Two minutes later he scored: the midfielder took advantage of the rebound after a free kick and sent the ball into the net with his head.
In the middle of the first half, Krivets scored a brace, being the first to finish after Rodionov's shot. On the 58th minute, the Neman striker, who appeared as a substitute, responded to Putilo's pass and sent the ball to the top nine. Ten minutes later, Savitsky scored his second goal, converting one-on-one.
In the 78th minute the hosts spoiled the mood of the Belarusians a little by reclaiming one goal. Alexander Martynovich "brought" a penalty, and was accurate from the 11-meter mark.
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Tuesday is incredibly rich in football matches of all stripes. The brightest posters are hidden in the schedule of friendly matches. I propose to talk about them in the next review of my blog.
The international pause ends and on Tuesday, in connection with this, dozens of matches in different categories are scheduled. There is also a place for qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup and there are enough friendly games. Needless to say - friendly matches are not the most profitable market. Especially now, when the important ending of the national championships is ahead. However, these matches cause heightened interest and I propose to discuss the most interesting matches of the game day.
Don't forget to leave your thoughts and ideas in the comments. And before we start discussing friendly matches, I remind you that I posted a detailed review the day before qualifying matches To World Cup 2018 in Asia. This topic is also relevant and interesting. Well, now I propose to return to the games of a friendly direction and discuss them further.
Austria - Türkiye
A meeting of two teams of approximately the same class that made their way to the Euro and intend to make some noise there. The Austrian national team has long declared itself and has only progressed in recent years. The result of this progress was the first place in the qualifying group for the next championship of the continent.
The Austrians have a good generation, which has a place for quite stellar players in the form of Alaba and Arnautovic. This team is hardworking, playing well in attack and defending well. However, at home, the Austrians will think more about the attack, trying to please their native stands. They have a good attack and the Austrians simply have to score a goal at home. Moreover, the Turkish borax is far from being a role model for defensive play.
But, the Turks have a character and also a good attack. Of course, Türkiye today does not have the strongest generation. But this team, like any Turkish team, is very purposeful and is not used to giving up. So Austria is not expected to have an easy walk here and they will probably not be able to keep their gates out of touch. Of course, they know how to play defensively... But if the Albanian team managed to score against them, why should Turkey be left without a goal? Obviously, the concentration of the Austrians in friendly matches is not at the highest level.
Forecast: both will score 1.92 (via the BetCity line).
Sweden - Czech Republic
The reporting meeting, despite the betting quotes, promises us an abundance of goals scored. Anyway, as expected. The Czech national team at the moment, perhaps, does not have big names in its composition, but this does not prevent them from demonstrating a good game and achieving positive results. The national team of the Czech Republic took first place in a very difficult qualifying group for the Euro and received a direct ticket to a major continental tournament.
A distinctive feature of the Czech national team, at the moment, can be called the love of the attacking game. It is quite clearly reflected in the performance of matches involving the Czech Republic. This team willingly runs forward, creates many chances and usually scores goals. But at the same time, the Czech Republic cannot boast of a reliable game in defense. The Czech national team played their last friendly match against Scotland and that game turned out to be a minimal defeat. However, judging by the statistics, the Czech Republic had many attempts to score a goal. Then it did not work out, but this time the chances are not bad.
Sweden will not sit at home in defense and will make a bet on the attack itself. Therefore, the guests must have enough space for their attacks. The Swedes do not shine in defense and the guests should be able to excel. Smooth, like the Swedes themselves. The defense of the Czech national team, as you remember, plays very clogs. Sweden, of course, is likely to be without Ibrahimovic ... But even in his absence, the national team has someone to score. Moreover, the game is friendly, and the opponent is not the most formidable.
Forecast: both will score 2.00, total over 2.50 2.34 (according to the BetCity line).
Switzerland - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Both teams love attacking football more often and most often play productively. The attack of both teams is definitely stronger than the defense. This confrontation is of a friendly nature and this fact should liberate the teams and allow them to play the game. In this context, it's hard for me personally not to expect open and productive football here.
Forecast: total over 2.50 2.05 (according to the BetCity line).
Portugal - Belgium
The last friendly match the Portuguese played at home to the team of Bulgaria with a minimum score. At the same time, Ronaldo still did not score a penalty. I didn't see that match, but judging by the logic and statistics, it went according to a fairly typical scenario: a Bulgarian bus that the Portuguese attack could not overcome. This time, the Portuguese team should be easier with the creation of scoring chances and with their implementation.
The Belgian national team is one of the giants of today's football. This team is well-equipped and no longer afraid of anyone. She will not lock herself with all the locks, but will play football. So, it will be easier for the Portuguese to attack and create chances - there should be more space for this. And they are simply obliged to score a goal here. Ronaldo must play - and this is an argument in favor of a goal. In addition, we recall everything that was said above and add here the fact that the defense of the guests is not in the best combination now. After all, Vertonghen and Kompany are out of the squad. So, for the second game in a row, the Portuguese team should not be left without a goal.
True, I see no arguments in favor of the fact that the Portuguese themselves will be able to keep their gates shut. Belgium are well-equipped up front and capable of scoring even in the absence of Eden Hazard. Moreover, the latter is now not in best form. What can not be said, at least, about Lukaku. And the defense of Portugal has long been playing very mediocre. Balls into the gates of the Portuguese fly quite often and Belgium is unlikely to be left without goal scored. As is Portugal.
Forecast: both will score 2.00 (via BetCity line).
England - Holland
One of the main meetings of the game day, in which I see the choice in favor of the British individual total as the main bet. The reasons for the choice are described below.
Team of "three lions" for Last year achieved notable progress. Hodgson brought together a lot of talented youth under the banner of the national team and England, finally, plays not only from defense. Indeed, at first, the union of the national team and Hodgson, sometimes it was impossible to watch football performed by this team. Hodgson played very cautious, and sometimes cowardly, football. He went to travel to rivals for a draw - not thinking about winning. Now everything has changed and the England team is able to play both the first number and play competently from defense. The team of "three lions" has changed and is now a very formidable force. And the recent victory in Berlin is clear evidence of this. Although the Germans, after the victory at the Mundial, slightly backed down, it is simply impossible to overestimate the victory in Berlin. Germany led 2-0 and lost 2-3. The British showed class and character.
Now they have a home game with the Dutch, who are going through hard times. No, they certainly have a bunch of talented youngsters interspersed with experienced players. But so far, the Dutch are far from ideal form. Their team failed the selection and did not reach the Euro. During the qualifying campaign, the "orange" squad changed several coaches, tried a bunch of tactics and combinations of players on the field. But everything is in vain - Holland does not have stability, it looks scattered on the field and, literally, churns out mistakes. The main problem of the national team is the incredibly weak defense and those same mistakes. They simply can not be counted ... The defense is mistaken, the players are mistaken when leaving the defense, the players are mistaken all over the field. In general, the Dutch national team is now rather weak and decently inferior to the British.
England will play at home at Wembley, where the audience is very demanding. She will demand even more from her pets after such resounding victory in Germany. So, whatever one may say, the home team will attack and play only to win. Moreover, the Dutch team is a good irritant.
I don’t offer victory, but I’m putting the individual total on public display. The reasons for the simplicity are the weakness of the Dutch defense. Remember what you did in last meeting French national team players. And this is on the opponent's field. I think that today's England, at Wembley, and after an inspiring victory over the German national team, simply cannot leave the field without scoring at least two goals against the current Dutch team.
Forecast: IT1B 1.50 1.83 (via BetCity).
