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| |  Saturday, 7 September, 2002, 19:49 GMT 20:49 UK Ireland crumble in Russia European Championship qualifying Group 10 Russia 4-2 Ireland  As top seed in Group 10, Ireland have high hopes of qualifying for the 2004 European Championships  Russia establish a two-goal lead through goals from Andrei Karyaka and Vladimir Beschastnykh (pictured)  Substitute Gary Doherty pulls a goal back for Ireland with a header after 68 minutes  But a minute later Alexander Kerzhakov scores Russia's third following more sloppy Irish defending  Clinton Morrison scores Ireland's second, but Mick McCarthy is left to rue his side's defensive frailties Group 9 Finland 0-2 Wales  Ryan Giggs and Robbie Savage epitomise the Welsh work ethic, closing down Finnish star Jari Litmanen  John Hartson was a constant menace to the Finnish defence and he opened the scoring after 30 minutes  Simon Davis celebrates the goal which seals victory for Wales in their first Euro 2004 qualifier | |
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