Today, Tuesday, June 9, the Russian national football team defeated the Trinidad and Tobago team, 3-0, in the friendly match held in the city of Kaliningrad. The match was attended by 27,617 spectators.
The goals were scored by Minjian Pefeev in the 7th minute, Alexander Silanov in the 15th minute and Alexei Batrakov in the 60th minute. The latter was distinguished on his birthday. In the second half, Zenit goalkeeper Denis Adamov made his debut for the national team. This was the last match for the Russian national team in the current training camp.
Earlier, the Russian team lost to the Egyptian team with a score of 0:1 in Cairo, and achieved a major victory over the Burkina Faso team in Volgograd with a score of 3:0. In the current FIFA rankings, the Russian national team is ranked 35th, while the Trinidad and Tobago national team is ranked 103rd.
Meanwhile, FIFA updated its football rules ahead of the World Cup. Therefore, in the updated criteria, the substituted player is given 10 seconds to leave the field. Otherwise, his replacement will be a minute late, and the team will temporarily play in the minority.