In the 24th minute, a quick attack by the home team and in the opening situation, Dzagoev was stretched and fell onto the field without colliding with anyone. The accident caused this player to leave the field and most likely lose the 2018 World Cup, but it opened up an opportunity for a rising star: The lucky star of Russian football named Denis Cheryshev.
In the match between the two teams with the lowest ranking on FIFA's rankings in this World Cup, between the host team that did not have to play in the qualifying round and 7 matches without a win in the preparation process with the Asian representative being placed on the "road" of Saudi Arabia, the quality and professional indicators were truly a disaster.
The difference was almost non-existent, even with Russia opening the scoring very early after Iury Gazinsky's "taking meat, hitting people" header in the 12th minute.
The turning point of the match only came when Denis Cheryshev's left foot spoke up with a perfect move, raising the score to 2-0 when the first half was about to end and then began to inspire his teammates.
It was a counter-attack in the 43rd minute, although his teammate passed the ball in the wrong direction and was blocked by 2 defenders, a skillful turn of the ball helped Denis Cheryshev overcome it and then cleverly controlled the outside of the back, eliminating the third defender before kicking the net.
A goal with outstanding individual handling skills opened the door for the Russian team to victory, could inspire and make Denis Cheryshev's teammates soar in the second half, scoring 3 more goals against Saudi Arabia, including an unbelievable left-footed cross, painting a curve into the top corner to increase the score to 4-0 by this "child" trained at Real Madrid.
Coach Stanislav Cherchesov and his team are underrated and their confidence in the host Russia is as low as the professional quality of the first half of the 2018 World Cup opening match. However, the brilliance of the Villarreal player helped the "Russian bears" wake up, when starting a journey they carried the mission of having to succeed to be worthy of the home position.
The Russian will be different, when luck smiles and calls him "talented" Denis Cheryshev, thanks to Dzagoev's luck. That is lucky for the host but also the luck of this 2018 World Cup, right on the opening day.
