Germany edges Russia 2-1

Germany edges Russia 2-1

Published Oct. 11, 2008 10:47 p.m. ET

Lukas Podolski and captain Michael Ballack scored in the first half and Germany held on to edge Russia 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match Saturday.

Podolski collected a pass from Miroslav Klose, shook off central defender Vasily Berezutskiy and drove his shot past Igor Akinfeev to give Germany the lead after nine minutes.

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