Russia’s Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
MOSCOW: Russia forward Artem Dzyuba converted a penalty three minutes before the break to pull the World Cup hosts level at 1-1 with Spain at halftime in their round of 16 tie on Sunday.
Spain went ahead in the 12th minute when Marco Asensio floated over a cross from the right and Russia‘s veteran defender Sergei Ignashevich turned the ball into his own net as he tried to wrestle Sergio Ramos to the ground
Written by Prabin Bikram Katwal
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