COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Defensive calamities and a lack of creativity up front ended Russia's dream of reaching the knockout stage of the European championship for the first time in more than a decade, as they finished last in their group on Monday night.
Despite playing two of their three Group B matches at home in St Petersburg, repeated defensive blunders and shaky goalkeeping made it nearly impossible for the team to dominate their opponents. There were moments of quality against surprise qualifiers Finland, but little else.
