Russian upset leaves Ireland two down at half-time  In an upset
that has the nation reeling at half time, Ireland is down two-
nil to Russia in a first half that has seen the Russians
dominate.  To date Ireland have won their first two matches and
are currently at the top of their own qualifying group. They won
by one goal against Armenia away from home and then they
defeated Andorra by three goals to one playing at home.  But
today, in a match that commentators predicted they'd win,
they've hit a Russian minefield.  First a free kick by Kerzhakov
caused an upset as he scored from close range. Later a good ball
that Kerzhakov cleverly steped over allowed Dzagoev to slide it
home.  At half-time even Republic of Ireland fans must
reluctantly concede that Russia deserve their lead. Right now,
we have to say, it's not looking good.