Late goal gives Slovenia second-leg lifeline

Russia 2 Slovenia 1

Sat, 14 Nov, 2009 - 18:08

Russia 2 Slovenia 1

Substitute Nejc Pecnik’s late goal gave Slovenia a lifeline in their World Cup qualifying play-off against Russia.

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