|
|
Slovenia beats Russia to reach World Cup
November 18, 2009
MARIBOR, Slovenia (AP) -Slovenia upset Russia 1-0 Wednesday night and qualified for the World Cup for just the second time.
Zlatko Dedic scored with one minute left in the first half, taking a 25-yard pass from Valter Birsa and slotting the ball to the left corner past goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.
The teams tied 2-2 in the home-and-home, total-goals series, and Slovenia won because it had an away goal. The difference was Nejc Pecnik's 87th-minute goal in Slovenia's 2-1 loss at Moscow last Saturday.
Slovenia, which gained independence in 1991, went 0-3 at the 2002 World Cup.
AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service
Copyright 2012
The Associated Press
All Rights Reserved
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ASA |
 |
| 19-11 L30 Guaranteed Plays | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
