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GROZNY, Russia -- Three days after being criticized by Vladimir Putin, Russia ended a run of poor form Tuesday by beating Romania 1-0.Magomed Ozdoev grabbed a last-minute winner in the friendly for the 2018 World Cup host.Russia had won just one of its last 10 matches, triggering the Russian president to remark that we havent seen beautiful play from the national team for a long time.In the first international game to be played in the formerly war-torn Russian region of Chechnya, Russia struggled for much of the 90 minutes due to poor finishing and good saves from Romanian goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.That all changed when Romania struggled to clear the ball in the final minute of stoppage time. Some fortunate deflections saw the ball fall to Ozdoev for an easy finish despite a possible offside.Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov is trying to inject new blood into a team which was among the oldest at the summers European Championship, where it crashed out. He opted Tuesday for Spartak Moscows up-and-coming Ilya Kutepov and Terek Groznys Andrei Semyonov at center back. The partnership held up well though rarely came under sustained pressure from a Romanian team which also failed to qualify from the group stage in Euro 2016.Pantilimon showed good reactions to keep out Alexander Samedovs effort for Russia early on, before Dorin Rotariu missed the target when one-on-one with Russian `keeper Igor Akinfeev in Romanias best opportunity of the game.Samedov shot wide just before halftime, and Russia came close again in the 65th when Alexander Kokorin mis-hit a shot straight at the advancing Pantilimon when a slight lob would have likely scored.Russia was able to host Romania in Chechnya, which is ruled by sports-loving and pro-Kremlin strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, because it was a friendly rather than a competitive European game. 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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Mike White threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns and Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 59-24 on Saturday night.Scoring came at will for Western Kentucky (5-3, 3-1 Conference USA), logging points on eight of its first nine possessions to lead 52-14 at halftime.White completed 28 of 32 passes and tossed three of his four first-half touchdowns to Taywan Taylor for 6, 14 and 54 yards.Taylor led the Hilltoppers receiving corps by hauling in 10 catches for 123 yards and three TDs.Western Kentucky had 459 of its 624 yards of offense in the first half and averaged 9.2 yards per play to win its third straight over Old Dominion (4-3, 2-1).Anthony Wales ran for 157 yards and the first of two touchdowns on a 44-yard run on Western Kentuckys opening drive.David Washington threw for 236 yards and had both of his TD passes in the second quarter for the Monarchs -- to Zach Pascal and Travis Fulgham -- as the highlight of an otherwise dismal night. The Old Dominion run game sputtered for 67 yards.Old Dominion deefensive back Jamshyer McUmber was ejected after a brawl on the Monarchs sideline cleared both benches midway through the third quarter.dddddddddddd Every player from both teams received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for the incident, which was the second of the night after a minor on-field scuffle in the first half.THE TAKEAWAYOld Dominion: The Monarchs three-game win streak came to an end. On top of losing McUmber from an ejection, sophomore defensive end Daniel Appouh was taken off the field in an ambulance for an unknown injury.Western Kentucky: The Hilltoppers defense responded well after giving up 55 points at Louisiana Tech and 43 to Middle Tennessee State.UP NEXTOld Dominion: The Monarchs are on the road for a second straight week at UTEP on Saturday.Western Kentucky: One win from bowl eligibility for a sixth straight season, the Hilltoppers travel to Florida Atlantic on Saturday. ' ' '