On Tuesday, 28 March, National team of Russia played a friendly match against Belgium at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. The game ended in a draw 3:3.
On the eve of a friendly match National team of Russia fan-club #RUSSIAUNITES jointly with public movement Russia Loves Football!, Fan-Embassy of Russia with support of the FUR and RFPL organized a football match between supporters of Russia and Belgium.
At the stadium Fisht on the matchday a nice surprise was waiting for the fans from Europe. Young ladies from volunteer center wearing angels costumes were waiting for them. As everyone knows, the nickname of Belgium fans is red-and-black devils. Girls in white clothes with wings gave to the visiting fans pillows shaped as a cloud with a sign «Gentlefan. Russian warm welcome».
The match started with a symbolic kick-off kick by the FUR 1st Vice President Nikita Simonyan. And the first goal in the game was score by Victor Vasin several minutes after the start whistle.
Belgium team players managed to even the score quite quickly, before the end of the first half they scored two goals over 3 minutes and their team was leading 1:3.
The second time was for the team of Russia. At first Alexey Miranchuk scored, and then Alexander Bukharov, who scored during extra time.
Russia – Belgium 3:3 (1:3)
Goals: Vasin, 3 (1:0). Mirallas, 17 – penalty (1:1). Benteke, 42 (1:2). Benteke, 45 (1:3). Miranchuk, 74 (2:3), Bukharov, 90+ (3:3).
Russia: Akinfeev (c), Vasin, Neustadter, Kudryashov, D. Kombarov, Zobnin, Dzagoev (Ozdoev, 17; Miranchuk, 72), Erokhin (Glushakov, 76), Samedov, Kanunnikov (Bukharov, 47), Poloz (Golovin, 62).
Belgium: Mignolet, Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Nainggolan, Vertonghen (c), Mirallas (Mertens, 66), Foket, Tielemans (Witsel, 66), Dembele (Hazard 85), Benteke (Lukaku, 77), Chadli (Carrasco, 77).
Referees: Marciniak , Sokolnicki , Listkiewicz (all - Poland).
March 28. Sochi. The Stadium "Fischt.".