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Euro 2020: Russia bounce back from Belgium defeat to beat Finland

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Russia succeeded in keep their survival hopes alive after they defeated Finland 1-0 in their second group game at Euro 2020.

It was Aleksey Miranchuk who scored the winner in first-half injury time with a fine, curling finish, despite being surrounded by defenders.

The result keeps both teams on three points each as the race for the knockout stages heightens in this second round of games.

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Finland, competing in their first major finals, won 1-0 against Denmark on matchday one on Saturday.

The match was overshadowed by Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsing on the pitch. And as a gesture before Wednesday’s game, all the Finnish squad wore T-shirts saying ‘Get well Christian.’

Russia on the other hand were beaten 3-0 by Belgium in their opener, and will now hope to make something out of their final game against Denmark next week Monday.

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