Russia manager Dick Advocaat believes that his side played well and were unlucky in their 1-0 defeat to Greece.
Giorgos Karagounis scored the only goal of the game in first-half stoppage time to book Greece's place in the last eight of Euro 2012 at the expense of Advocaat's team.
Russia had 28 shots, compared to their opponents' seven, but Michalis Sifakis remained largely unworked in the Greece goal.
"We went forward," said Advocaat. "The other team just defended. We didn't put away our chances but I don't think it's fair to say that we didn't play well.
"We were undefeated for 16 games. We should have won today, that wasn't the case and that is football.
"All compliments to Greece."
Advocaat will now leave his job with Russia to take charge at PSV Eindhoven.
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Robert Summerscales
Robert Summerscales
