Yaroslav Mikhailov and Russia qualify for European U19 Championship

Success for Yaroslav Mikhailov: The Schalke midfielder was part of the team that managed to secure the Russia U19s’ spot in the upcoming European U19 Championship. They beat Germany 3-1 in their second qualifying match of the group stage being held in Greece, meaning they have taken six points from two games.

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13.11.21, 15:31

Yaroslav Mikhailov

The Russian goalscorers in Patras were Artem Sokolov (40’), Jaroslav Gladyshev (47’) and Eduard Bagrintsev (70’). BVB player Göktan Gürpüz scored a consolation goal in added time for Hannes Wolf’s team. In their first match, the Russians beat hosts Greece 1-0. Yaroslav Mikhailov was in the starting eleven again before being taken off five minutes before the end.

The win means Russia are top of Group 2 ahead of their final group game against the Faroe Islands on Tuesday (16.11) with a maximum six points. The top two teams in each group go through, meaning that Russia have already booked their spot at the tournament which will be held in spring 2022.

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