Source: Daily_Mail
Fulham 3 Ankar Perm 1: Late strike means Hodgson might smell trouble in Russia
A 25-yard strike from Clint Dempsey helped Fulham to a respectable first-leg lead against Russian minnows Amkar Perm. [LNB]But Roy Hodgson will have expected more against a team who came fourth in the Russian league last year and are named after a fertiliser. [LNB] One up: Andy Johnson (centre) is congratulated by his team-mates after opening the scoring early on[LNB]Instead of approaching Sunday's west London derby against Chelsea with qualification for the Europa all but assured, Fulham must now take a strong squad on the 4,500-mile round trip to Perm next week to play on an artificial pitch. [LNB]American idol: Clint Dempsey celebrates his long-range effort[LNB]Fulham did not know much about their Russian opponents, relying on three matches of video footage after Hodgson had been unable to secure a visa to go and watch the team live. [LNB]Fulham conceded a corner within the first two minutes, but the nerves should have been settled by Andrew Johnson's third-minute opener. [LNB]Dempsey picked up the ball on the break and fed Bobby Zamora on the left. The striker played a perfect pass to Johnson, whose right-footed shot sailed past goalkeeper Segey Narubin. [LNB]Only an acrobatic goalline clearance from rightback Zakhary Sirakov prevented Dempsey from making it two, but the USA international made amends early in the second half with his superb long-range effort[LNB]Zamora made it three on 75 minutes after Erik Nevland had headed back debutant Damien Duff's cross. [LNB]Substitute Vitali Grishin got one back for Amkar two minutes later.[LNB] Fulham take West Brom skipper Greening on loan for the seasonAngry Hodgson attacks Russian visa system ahead of Europa League clashFULHAM FC
