The UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs had their second legs on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. One of the match-ups was Slovenia v Russia 1-2 after the first leg. The Russians were the favorites but Slovenia did have an away goal. Who was able to win and advance to South Africa next summer? Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

A Valter Birsa goal gave Auxerre a much deserved win over champions Bordeaux.

Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!

Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

Now this is one of those footballing moments you just wish were more commonplace but are clearly an oasis of rarity in a sea of poor sportsmanship. Auxerre striker Valter Birsa was felled by Marseille man Bakari Kone, an offence the referee decided was worthy of a red card only to be told by the victim of the accidental challenge that he had indeed got the decision wrong.

56' 0-1 Valter Birsa [Slovenia] 90'+3' 0-2 Nejc Pecnik [Slovenia]DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus.

A potential new signing for Celtic is not so well-known in European football circles. This is a player that was one of the biggest football talents in Slovenia.

Birsa scored 19 goals playing for Hit Gorica in 2006 and he was league's top scorer. This drew a lot of attention so a 20-year old Birsa moved to much stronger French league.

All Ligue 1 transfers are listed on this page.

You'll find the January 2009 Ligue 1 Transfers listed here. For the latest transfer rumours and transfer lists for other leagues, see our transfer news column.

If you find a transfer not listed here let us know and we'll add it.

Jogaram em Bratislava, na Tehelne Pole, as seleções da Eslováquia (33º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Eslovênia (49º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Amistosos:
2004Trnava 17/11/2004 SVK0:0SVN
1998Limassol 06/02/1998 SVN1:1 (0:0)SVK
1993Prievidza 16/11/1993 SVK2:0 (0:0)SVN
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2010Maribor 10/09/2008 SVN2:1 (1:0)SVK First stage
O quarteto de arbitragem desse jogo, foi definido assim:

• Referee: Wolfgang STARK (GER)
• Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik SALVER (GER)
• Assistant Referee 2: Mike PICKEL (GER)
• Fourth official: Babak RAFATI (GER)

Aos 27 minutos do primeiro tempo, 10 Miroslav STOCH (27') recebeu o primeiro cartão amarelo da Eslováquia.

Perhaps filled with the mythical goodwill towards men of the holiday season, Auxerre's Valter Birsa demonstrated an admirable bit of fair play in his side's final match before the Christmas break last week after Marseille's Bakari Kone was shown a red card for elbowing him in the face. Birsa pleaded with the ref to change his decision, arguing that the contact was accidental, even though it left him writhing on the ground.

Hapoel Beer-Sheva's defense cannot be real. <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kYZ7i1WcW2M &hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0×5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320″ height="265″> The South American team of the decade.