Watch: Miranchuk's exquisite strike lifts Russia to win over Finland
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Aleksei Miranchuk couldn't have hit it any sweeter.
After turning his marker inside out, Miranchuk produced a moment of brilliance by delivering a beautiful curling strike into the far netting to give Russia a well-deserved 1-0 lead over Finland just before halftime.
The strike ended up earning Russia its first three points of the tournament.
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Aleksei Miranchuk, that's some Finnish! 👏 pic.twitter.com/68KOQG03bh
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 16, 2021
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Aleksei Miranchuk gets Russia on the board before halftime with a brilliant strike! #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/Ok9xSzgyGF
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 16, 2021
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