Time is flying.

This year the Russian team will not have the World Cup, so we can only allow ourselves pleasant memories. And today there is a reason: on 1 July 2018 the Russian team, led by Stanislav Cherchesov, beat the Spanish team in the 1/8 finals on penalties world Cup-2018 and reached the quarter-finals of the home world cup. One of the brightest and most joyful football events in recent years. Do you remember where you saw the game that day? And what did they shout when Igor Akinfeev made the decisive parade?

Let us help you put the pieces of memory together. Sokker.ru published an article about the results of the match under the title “Believe your eyes! The Russian team eliminated Spain They believed, and many eyes were moistened with strong emotions:

This is an undertaking, but a well-deserved and hard-won undertaking. Cherchesov played the best game of his life, Akinfeev did not make a mistake, three central defenders worked very well (and Kudryashov also fought in the center and on the wing). And Fernandez played in such a way that he is now by right the best right back of this one world Cup. They deserved every hit, every pass intercepted, and every mount won. This is what is called “do what you can”. Defeats cannot be called that, but a man’s victory can safely be called that. The Russian national team is now among the heroes of the World Cup. Celebrate the country!

Words after Russia’s victory over Spain

There was no shortage of comments and 146 news about the match were attached to the match page on Soccer.ru. By comparison, the latest Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool has only 77 entries. Such a scale of events. And, of course, there was a lot of commentary on the hot and hot course, even first hand, from the participants in the match. By the way, how many can you name without looking?

The composition of the Russian team: Akinfeev – Fernandez, Ignashevich, Kutepov, Kudryashov, Zhirkov (Garnet) – Golovin, Zobnin, Kuzyaev (Erokhin), Samedov (Cheryshev) – Dzyuba (Smolov).

The rose of Spain: De Gea – Nacho (Carvajal), Pique, Ramos, Alba – Busquets, Koke, Isco – D. Silva (Iniesta), Asensio (Rodrigo), D. Costa (Aspas).

Stanislav Cherchesov:

Men, my boys are men. The game cost us a lot of energy and emotions. We always say thank you to the fans and now we thank you doubly. Looking at the stands now, I think we have not worked in vain in these two years. Well done.

Artem Dziuba:

We are happy. The whole country is proud of us and this is the most important thing for us. We have given a holiday to everyone and to ourselves. We believed in this success right up to the end. Today I had to endure, endure, endure. In the end, they already believed in Akinfeev. Let’s enjoy, let’s enjoy. We’ve been through so much, so much d *** a, sorry for the expression. Let’s get high and have fun.

Igor Akinfeev:

Now I feel empty. The joy of the victory and the devastation, because she herself saw: in the second half and in extra time we defended ourselves, we tried to keep the doors closed, which we managed to do. To tell the truth, we were hoping for a penalty because it is always difficult to play against Spain. Happened. Spaniards don’t always have to be lucky, do they? God bless you.

Roman Zobnin:

All the players and I had the idea to take it and win. Therefore, despite the pain and fatigue, everyone only thought about how to go further. It is clear that everyone is worried about a team-mate who is going to take a penalty. I should have gone fifth and thanks to Igor for not giving me a chance. Today he is smart.

Alexander Samedov:

This is the best game of my career, the most extraordinary victory, there can be no other opinion. All the boys fought to the last in every section of the pitch, they did everything for success and they succeeded. Emotions are absolutely indescribable.

Sergio Ramos:

We are trying to come to terms. It hurts so much to lose like this. From the beginning the Russians were aiming for penalties, because this is the only way to beat us. I hope this is not the last World Cup for our players. I am proud of them as captain, we played with our heart and tried to win, we did our best.

Andres Iniesta:

A magnificent phase in my personal career is coming to an end. It was really my last game for the national team. Obviously all of us, players and fans, expected something different, we wanted everything to go differently, but not everything always goes as you would like. I end my career in the national team not in the most pleasant way, but in football it happens.

Isco:

Today is the saddest day of my career … But this is football, life doesn’t stop. Time to get up, as we always have. I am proud to represent my country.

David De Gea:

Thanks to all those who have supported, worried and criticized us with respect. We’ve been screwed, but we’ll get back up and never give up.

Vitaly Mutko shed a tear when 80,000 people in Luzhniki sang the anthem and Sergei Shnurov dedicated a poem to Igor Akinfeev, not forgetting to mention the “foot of God” meme:

He seemed a little stern

And dispelling the doubts

The ball was kicked by God.

Akinfeev triumphant!

We didn’t believe it until

You didn’t see with your own eyes

How a miracle showed us all!

And now, see you in Sochi!

Much has been written about the Russian team’s resounding victory over the Spaniards and inside foreign press. In particular, the Italians of “La gazzetta dello sport” performed powerfully:

They put it on the World Cup poster, their best player ever: Lev Yashin, the goalkeeper. Goalkeeper with a capital letter. Current goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was never considered a worthy heir, and indeed he seemed so, judging by his performance for CSKA in the Champions. But tonight Akinfeev turned into a mythological hero of Russian football. Russia defended a lot, waited, endured, conceded and returned to the field, remained without counterattacks, but still held out in regulation time and extra time. To win penalties.