Euro 2008 Qualification: Israel vs. Russia
{{date|November 17, 2007}}

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date=<small>November 17, 2007<br>20:00 (UTC+2)</small>|
team1={{w|Israel national football team|Israel}}|
score=2–1|
team2={{w|Russia national football team|Russia}}|
report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/fixturesresults/round=2241/match=83952/index.html Match Report]|
goals1=Barda {{Goal|10|1}}<BR>Alberman {{yel|45'+1}}<BR>Sahar {{yel|63}}<BR>Golan {{Goal|90'+2|1}}| 
goals2={{Goal|61|1}} Bilyaletdinov<BR>{{Yel|77}} Anyukov|
stadium=Ramat Gan, Tel-Aviv|
attendance=|
referee=Stefano Farina}}
[[Russia]]'s qualification for [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] hit a snag after losing 2-1 to [[Israel]] today. Russia's loss gives [[England]] a chance to qualify for Euro 2008 on Wednesday.

Israel took a lead after 10 minutes. Russia equalized with a half hour left. Israel won the game in stoppage time.

[[Croatia]], England and Russia are set to battle for 2 places for Euro 2008 on Wednesday as qualification for next summer's tournament comes to an end on Wednesday. Croatia and England will battle each other as Russia will face [[Andorra]].

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=197470&cc=5901|title=Israel 2-1 Russia: Golan gets England out of jail|author=|pub=ESPN Soccernet|date=November 17, 2007}}

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Russia's qualification for Euro 2008 hit a snag after losing 2-1 to Israel today. Russia's loss gives England a chance to qualify for Euro 2008 on Wednesday.

Israel took a lead after 10 minutes. Russia equalized with a half hour left. Israel won the game in stoppage time.

Croatia, England and Russia are set to battle for 2 places for Euro 2008 on Wednesday as qualification for next summer's tournament comes to an end on Wednesday. Croatia and England will battle each other as Russia will face Andorra.
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