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surfguy
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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: Russia beats Brits |
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| Quote: | MOSCOW — Russia came back from behind to spectacularly beat England 2-1 at Luzhniki stadium on Wednesday, increasing its chances of reaching the European Championship.
The match unfolded peacefully on the artificial pitch, but the victory, Russia’s most impressive since beating world champion France in 1999, was spoiled by violence before the game.
England went ahead in the 29th minute with a stunning volley from Wayne Rooney, although he looked suspiciously offside.
England seemed in control of the game, and few believed that Russia could come back.
Fans sent off flares in the crowd after an hour, even though they usually wait for a goal first. Less than 10 minutes after the flares had been sent off, coach Guus Hiddink’s second-half substitute, Roman Pavlyuchenko, destroyed England with two goals in four minutes.
First, Pavlyuchenko scored from the spot after Konstanin Zyryanov was fouled by Rooney. The foul appeared to have taken place just outside the penalty area, but the Russian team was still awarded a penalty.
Four minutes later, Pavlyuchenko pounced to score after England goalkeeper Paul Robinson parried a shot by Zyryanov.
Russia is in third place with 21 points. If it wins the next two games against Israel and Andorra, it is guaranteed a trip to the finals in Austria and Switzerland next year.
Before the game, Russian fans unveiled a gigantic national flag that stretched along most the side of the stadium and featured a bear with sharp claws.
Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who attended the game, was quick to capitalize on the success, with state-owned Channel One television showing a recording of a meeting he had with players ahead of the game.
“We won the Great Patriotic War and were first to fly to space and, therefore, you must win today too,” Zubkov told the players.
“You must do everything you can,” he said, cutting the air with his right hand. The meeting was highly reminiscent of Soviet times, when Communist bosses met athletes ahead of important games.
Pavlyuchenko told Channel One that the fans were rooting so well that they “have become the 12th player on our team.”
“I devote these goals to my family and all fans who have come to support us,” he said.
Several clashes erupted between Russian and English fans ahead of the game, and police accused the foreigners of getting drunk and stirring up trouble.
“After they arrived they went straight for the pubs and clubs. The English fans are getting drunk and provoking conflicts,” a police spokesman said, Itar-Tass reported. “Police found several English fans on the street in a state of extreme intoxication overnight.”
More than 20 Russian fans broke into a bar on Novy Arbat three hours before the game and attacked a group of foreigners with hockey sticks, chairs and tables before fleeing, Ekho Moskvy radio reported.
Police, however, denied that any incident had taken place, Interfax reported.
Also Wednesday afternoon, Russian fans wielding flares chased a group of Englishmen across Red Square, said one of the Englishmen, Mark Perryman. “No fan, whatever nationality, should have to put up with that,” he said.
Perryman earlier in the day joined British Ambassador Tony Brenton and other fans in placing a wreath of St. George’s flag at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Police recorded five fights Tuesday night and escorted several drunken fans back to their hotels, the spokesman said.
Among the fights, four Englishmen were beaten near the VDNKh metro station as they made their way back to the Kosmos hotel, where most of the 4,500 fans who flew to Moscow for the game were staying. All four were taken to the Botkin hospital at 4:40 a.m., Interfax reported.
Also, a 33-year-old Englishman was severely beaten on Novy Arbat near the Praga restaurant and taken to the Botkin hospital with head injuries, Interfax said. A 25-year-old man has been detained in connection with the attack.
Another Englishman, aged 30 and drunk, was attacked near a restaurant, the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeois, on Ulitsa Bolshaya Lubyanka, and taken to the hospital, Interfax said.
Meanwhile, Andrei Lugovoi, the former security services officer whom Britain wants to extradite for the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, said Wednesday that he had decided to watch the game from home, even though he had obtained a ticket to the sold-out match.
Lugovoi, who is running for the State Duma with the Liberal Democratic Party, wished Russia’s team well, RIA-Novosti reported. “Russia’s team has major potential, and if they can realize that, it will be a victory for Russia.” |
Wouldn't want to have been the brittish tourists-what a shame! |
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nigelinleeds
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NO NO NO !! It's the English you beat (good job too) you'll upset the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish, who would mostly have been supporting Russia.
Also, although many hooligans follow England it is very rare for there to be trouble with the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish fans. So please edit the thread title. Hopefully Russia will go on and beat Israel. |
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RusskiCanadian23
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YEAH!!! Russian Football is coming back!
As far as those English assholes... probably did start the fights first... got their asses kicked... like loosers... the English hools are like that... always act badass, and then run away as soon as real street-fighting starts... was like that in Germany in '06 too... Shouldn't have messed with the Rooskies in the first place... the Russian soccer hools are the most badassed, the most hardcore bunch in the world! The Brits should have known this and stayed out of trouble... which they, I guess, didn't, so... serves them right.  |
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Jorge
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| Soccer fans are the biggest idiots, they literally behave as if they are at war. |
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surfguy
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| They are at war Jorge...how can you not be into Soccer with a spanish name? In the article...it mentioned innocent tourists getting beat up and that is the shame. As for the hooligan brits and Russian...hell they can beat thier asses all they want...pretty funny really. I am glad to see Russia doing well. Hey isn't crabman a brit? |
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Jorge
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| Oh so just because I have a spanish name I should some how be enthralled with soccer? Listen gringo, its not everyday that I run into a guy with your arrogance. Keep it in check, otherwise we cant be friends. |
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surfguy
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| Jorge wrote: | | Oh so just because I have a spanish name I should some how be enthralled with soccer? Listen gringo, its not everyday that I run into a guy with your arrogance. Keep it in check, otherwise we cant be friends. |
Bravo! Well done Jorge...care for a game of soccer? I will certainly kick your ass at it....GGGGGOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL! |
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| First of all its not soccer its football its only known as soccer in northern America but in the rest of the world its called football!! and did you guys forget that england beat Russia 3-0 at wembley and I have no excuse for the english fans because they do get out of control! |
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Jorge
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| MrYaag wrote: | | First of all its not soccer its football its only known as soccer in northern America but in the rest of the world its called football!! and did you guys forget that england beat Russia 3-0 at wembley and I have no excuse for the english fans because they do get out of control! |
Get over yourself, nobody cares! |
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surfguy
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| MrYaag wrote: | | First of all its not soccer its football its only known as soccer in northern America but in the rest of the world its called football!! and did you guys forget that england beat Russia 3-0 at wembley and I have no excuse for the english fans because they do get out of control! |
Jorge and I call it Soccer...Football is played with helmets...Futbol is played in Europe...which Russia refuses to join the EU...so we will call it whatever we want LOL...ooowwww...he kicked my shins...that hurt...red card...red card!  |
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MrYaag
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| surfguy wrote: | | MrYaag wrote: | | First of all its not soccer its football its only known as soccer in northern America but in the rest of the world its called football!! and did you guys forget that england beat Russia 3-0 at wembley and I have no excuse for the english fans because they do get out of control! |
Jorge and I call it Soccer...Football is played with helmets...Futbol is played in Europe...which Russia refuses to join the EU...so we will call it whatever we want LOL...ooowwww...he kicked my shins...that hurt...red card...red card! |
let me rephrase that football is played all around the world and its called football all around the world(Even Russia so its got nothing to do with the EU) too except for north america!
Jorge if nobody cared then why the hell did the russian fans beat the english fans!! Just say you dont care It would make a lot more sense that way!!!!! |
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surfguy
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| Just teasing MrYagg...I know what it's called...and I am a huge fan of Futbol...Like the world cup...and I am glad to see Russia beat Britain |
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Jorge
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| MrYaag wrote: |
Jorge if nobody cared then why the hell did the russian fans beat the english fans!! Just say you dont care It would make a lot more sense that way!!!!! |
Did I say nobody cared about the game? I said for you to get over yourself, and that nobody cared, which means calling it soccer is not big deal. All together now.........NOBODY CARES!! |
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RusskiCanadian23
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| surfguy wrote: | | MrYaag wrote: | | First of all its not soccer its football its only known as soccer in northern America but in the rest of the world its called football!! and did you guys forget that england beat Russia 3-0 at wembley and I have no excuse for the english fans because they do get out of control! |
Jorge and I call it Soccer...Football is played with helmets...Futbol is played in Europe...which Russia refuses to join the EU...so we will call it whatever we want LOL...ooowwww...he kicked my shins...that hurt...red card...red card! |
That's called American football, Surfey, and yes, outside the US, and maybe a little bit in canada, nobody plays it or cares about it. In fact you stole it from the Brits: they have the original version, they call it Rugby, in case you didn't know. European football, or soccer, is played practically everywhere, and the UEFA World Cup is watched by tens, if not hundreds of millions of people worldwide... sorry to hurt your pride there... 
| Quote: | | england beat Russia 3-0 at wembley |
Look to the future, my friend, not the past!
Besides... we'd own your asses in hockey any day of the week, anyway... (talking about both Russia and Canada here! ) |
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surfguy
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Ruskii...I grew up playing Soccer not footbal...here is my other post
| Quote: | | Just teasing MrYagg...I know what it's called...and I am a huge fan of Futbol...Like the world cup...and I am glad to see Russia beat Britain |
And neither of these compare to surfing!
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