Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit on the head by a flare in the first minute of their Euro 2016 Group G qualifier away to Montenegro on Friday forcing the match to be suspended. <br />Akinfeev appeared to be seriously injured and was wheeled off the pitch on a stretcher as German referee Deniz Aytekin ordered the teams back to the dressing rooms. <br /> <br />Friday 27 March 2015 <br /> <br />Montenegro vs Russia suspended after goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev hit by a flare and carried off less than a minute into qualifier <br />The match between Montenegro and Russia had to be suspended after Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare just seconds into the game in Podgorica. <br />The lit flare was thrown from behind the goal - a place occupied by Montenegro's supporters - during the Group G fixture, and appeared to strike Akinfeev in the back of the head approximately 20 seconds after kickoff, causing him to fall to the floor. <br />He was then carried off the pitch on a stretcher, as German referee Deniz Aytekin stopped the game and ushered the other players away.
