Home!Slovenia reached the 2010 World Cup finals this evening but at the expense of a nine men Ru sia. A 44th minute goal on a dramatic night in Maribor sealed Slovenias place. The Bochum striker taped the ball in from Valter Birsas cro s minutes before half-time in what proved to be the games only goal to spark jubilant scenes at the Gradski Vrt stadium involving two sending offs. The first sending off, which was in the sixty sixth minute, was handed to Aleksandr Dalton Pompey Jersey Kerzhakov for an outrageous tackle. The second was in the ninetieth minute when Chelseas midfielder Yuri Zhirkov was awarded his second yellow.Matjaz Kek kept the same eleven as he started in Moscow, whilst Ru sian bo s Guus Hiddink brought in Lokomotiv Moscows Renat Yanbaev at left back and moved Yuri Zhirkov further forward to the left side of midfield.Slovenias late goal in Moscow, gave the European country a lifeline as they Derek Fisher Jersey began with real purpose. Whereas, the Ru sians started to look shaky and unconfident as the game progre sed. This was shown as early as the fourth minute when a through ball from Birsa cut open the Ru sian defence allowing Milivoje Novakovic to drill a shot at goal but his finish lacked confidence as it was drilled in to the keepers hands.Even though Ru sia lacked in defence, the match didnt lack Ru sian chances. As only two minutes later, Sergei Ignashevich shot rebounded off the post.As the clock ticked towards forty five minutes, the home supporters came alive inspiring an excellent goal for Dedic who put the home side in front (as you see to the left). youtube: Shortly after Randal Grichuk Jersey the break, Ru sian bo s Hiddink introduced Sergei Semak and Aleksandr Kerzhakov for Pavlyuchenko and Yanbaev. With a ticket to the finals still in reach, Ru sias night went from bad to worse when a straight red was shown to Kerzhakov for a ridiculous foul on Slovenian goalkeeper Handanovic.As the game neared its end, a determined Ru sian wanted to change the outcome Yuri Zhirkov. He soured into the box to hit a volley which was beat away by Kerzhakov. The ball, which came to Dedic, became an unbelievable chance for Slovenia Jacob Waguespack Jersey to make it two. Whilst at the other end, Vasili Berezutsky came close to finding an equaliser when he volleyed a close range shot over the bar. With ninety minutes on the clock, the dramatic world cup play-off game produced a second red card in the form of to yellows for Yuri Zhirkov following an incident with a Slovenia substitute. After the whistle was blown, the game ended with a final score of 1-0 to Slovenia.After an all-round excellent performance, I believe that Slovenia deserved the win as they were the better side. Although Slovenia werent the favourites, yet again this match proves that anything can happen in the Fifa World cup. If Marco Estrada Jersey you like to know see more of the final minutes of this match, why not watch them below. youtube: (c) Oliver McGrath & BlogsfcFeedback Wanted- Please Comment Thanks