OREANDA-NEWS The Russian national football team defeated the Serbian national team 4-0 in a friendly match in Moscow.

The game was held at the Dynamo stadium, and from the 21st minute Valery Karpin's wards gained a numerical advantage: Milan Gaic was removed from the guests for a foul of the last hope. His foul on Spartak player Daniil Khlusevich, who went one-on-one, led to a penalty against the Serbs. The exact blow from the 11-meter mark was struck by the football player of Lokomotiv Anton Miranchuk.

Maxim Osipenko, who plays for Rostov, scored in the 32nd minute, and Alexey Miranchuk struck an accurate shot on the 55th (at the club level he defends the colors of the Italian Atalanta).

Before the final whistle, Russian football players created many opportunities to score against Serbian goalkeeper George Petrovic again. At the end of the game, the former Dynamo player, and now the football player of the Spanish Real Sociedad Arsen Zakharyan was able to do it, but the Turkish referee Arda Kardeshler canceled the goal due to the "offside" position.

However, in compensated time, another goal of the Russians took place, its author was Zenit forward Ivan Sergeev.

The Serbian national team became the first European rival of the Russians after FIFA and UEFA imposed sanctions on domestic football.

On March 25, the Russian national team will also play Paraguay at home.