Unsuccessful castling: the Russian team lost in Egypt after replacing Onopko

The Russian team was unable to prevail over the Olympic team of Egypt in the second friendly match in Suez. Despite the fact that Sergei Pinyaev opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the opening of the match, and Yaroslav Gladyshev, who came on as a substitute after the break, had several excellent chances, Viktor Onopko’s team lost. The key period was from the 68th to the 72nd minute, when the hosts forced Vladislav Torop to take the ball out of the net twice. First, Ahmed Fawzi equalized the score adjusted for a rebound from Kirill Kravtsov, and then Arabi Badr put the hosts ahead by hitting the goal from close range.
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