Necid shines as Czech Republic edge Russia
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
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Russia 1-2 Czech Republic
Former CSKA Moskva forward Tomáš Necid, having set up the equaliser, scored a 90th-minute winner for the Czechs in Innsbruck.
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- Czech Republic overcome Russia in both teams' penultimate friendly
- Fedor Smolov misses a good chance to add to Aleksandr Kokorin's early opener
- Tomáš Rosický levels from Tomáš Necid's pass; provider then turns scorer
- Ukrainian-born Roman Neustädter earns his first cap for Russia
- Key player: Tomáš Necid
- Russia play Serbia on 5 June; EURO opener v England in Marseille on 11 June
- Czech Republic face South Korea on 5 June; EURO opener v Spain in Toulouse on 13 June