FC Krasnodar Players Have Capped for the National Teams

Nine FC Krasnodar players had been summoned to the international games that were held under the aegis of FIFA on 8 and 9 October. The Russian Junior Team with several Bulls on the squad smashed Estonia in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match. Three more FC Krasnodar players met each other in a friendly game of Russia vs. Sweden.

The Russia national team held a scrimmage against Team Sweden. Interestingly enough, it turned out several FC Krasnodar players found themselves on opposite sides. The Blågult won 2-1 with the winning goal scored after a pass by Kristoffer Olsson who had been fielded on the 46^th minute. Viktor Claesson made an appearance on the 77^th minute, too. As for the Russian side, Yuri Gazinsky began the game with the starting eleven and played almost 74 minutes before his substitution.

Aleksandr Martynovich played a full 90 for his Belarus national team in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match with Georgia. The White Wings suffered a minimal loss. The only goal was scored by ex-Krasnodar Tornike Okriashvili who earned a penalty kick and executed it himself on the 7^th minute.  

The Russia national U-21 team goes on racing to the UEFA Euro 2021 finals with Team Poland in close pursuit. A smashing 4-0 win over Estonia allowed the team led by Mikhail Galaktionov to become a sole leader of Group 5, even though Poland had had one game less. Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov played a full 90 minutes between the sticks and achieved a clean sheet. Also, midfielders Daniil Utkin and Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov came in as substitutions on the 46^th and 61^st minute, respectively. Following the results of this match, Matvei Safonov was summoned to the principal national team of our country. Safonov is to take part in the pre-match session on the eve of the UEFA Nations League clash vs. Turkey on 11 October. This is his first call-up to the Russia national team.