The Russian Junior Team played another match of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition in Yekaterinburg on 11 October. The Russians met Polish players of the same age.
The game resulted in a 2-2 tie. It should be noted that two FC Krasnodar Youth Academy-trained players born in 1999 made the first eleven of the Russian squad, namely midfielder Daniil Utkin (he scored a goal on the 25th minute) and Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov (he scored another one late in the injury time).
The Russia national under-21 team will play its next UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021 qualifying game away vs. Estonia on 15 October. The kick-off time is at 19.15 (MSK).
Group 5 standings after three matchdays:
|
Pos. |
Team |
G |
W |
T |
L |
Goals |
P |
|
1 |
Poland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7-2 |
7 |
|
2 |
Russia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3-2 |
5 |
|
3 |
Serbia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2-2 |
4 |
|
4 |
Bulgaria |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4-1 |
4 |
|
5 |
Estonia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2-9 |
3 |
|
6 |
Latvia |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2-4 |
1 |
Photo by the RFU