Miranchuk slots winner against Finland to kickstart Russia’s Euro 2020 tilt

16-Jun-2021 15:03:33 | The Guardian

A goal in first-half stoppage time by Aleksei Miranchuk got Russia’s Euro 2020 campaign back on track as they beat Finland 1-0 in Group B on Wednesday.

Joel Pohjanpalo thought he had given the Finns the lead in the fifth minute at the St Petersburg Stadium but his powerful header was ruled out for offside after a VAR review, and the rest of the first half was played at a high tempo.