Goal with scissors and the rescue of “Rostov” in the end
The fourth round of the RPL started with a match between Ural and Rostov in Yekaterinburg. The game fully met the expectations of ordinary fans. The account in it was opened in an incredibly beautiful way - the forward of the hosts Andrei Panyukov after a cross from the flank scored a blow with scissors.
Wards Valery Karpin, who in the first three rounds scored seven points out of nine possible, managed to recoup after the break. Uzbek striker Eldor Shomurodov scored his third goal of the season, responding to a pass from the flank.
However, in the end, “Ural” again managed to step forward, with the goal being scored by Sergey Pesyakov, who were replaced by the players. Yuri Bavin scored successfully, and Vladimir Ilyin, who was not covered by anyone, calmly shot the target.
Yekaterinburgers were incredibly close to winning the second victory over southerners in history, but the guests still found the strength to escape from defeat. Karpin, like Alexander Tarkhanov, guessed with a substitution, and Bjorn Sigurdarsson, who entered the game 20 minutes before the final whistle, sent a shot into the net from close range after an elegant cross of Roman Eremenko.
Sobolev’s fourth ball and Loko’s happy last attack
No less exciting was the meeting of Wings of the Soviets and Lokomotiv. After the defeat from CSKA, the railwaymen needed to score three points, and they opened an account already in the 15th minute. Fyodor Smolov, who returned to the main squad due to Eder’s injury, hit a stranger’s gate using the convenient pitch of Maciej Rybus to the penalty center. And in the middle of the half, Dmitry Barinov could double the advantage of his team, but from close range struck the crossbar.
In the second half, Yuri Syomin’s wards as a whole calmly kept their score comfortable, but in the end they lost due to an injury to the main defender of Vedran Chorluka. To replace, he had to urgently go Murilo. As a result, the permutation almost played a cruel joke with the team.
In the 88th minute after being sent to the penalty area from the right flank, fresh Murilo did not have time to play at the interception, and Grzegorz Kryhovyak allowed Alexander Sobolev to get ahead of himself. Thus, the 22-year-old striker scored the fourth goal in the first four matches of the RPL.
But in the last attack, Krykhovyak fully redeemed his guilt and won a victory for Lokomotiv. It all started with an excellent transfer of Alexei Miranchuk on the move to Rifat Zhemaletdinov on the verge of an offside position. The midfielder burst into the penalty area and dangerously shot into the far corner. Sergei Ryzhikov managed a heavy shot, but the Pole predicted where the ball would land and sent him into the goal. Maxim Karpov too easily lost his opponent’s horse fight, although he had every chance to eliminate the danger.
So, Lokomotiv won a second victory in the current RPL season, and Wings of the Soviets suffered a third defeat in a row. The points earned in the match with CSKA are still the only ones for the Samara team.
Ponce's creepy foul and Schurrle's debut
Following in the program of the championship’s game day, there were immediately two matches with the prefix “super”. In the first of them, “Spartak” and “Dynamo” converged in the framework of the capital's derby. Fans expected a lot from this meeting, but could not have imagined that the opponents would not be able to open an account. The historical confrontation for the first time in 13 years ended in a goalless draw.
The red-white game was largely broken by the removal of Esekiel Ponce in the middle of the first half. Forward in full swing flew his foot into the chest of Anton Shunin, after which he received a red card. Spartak was actually forced to switch to the second number game.
Oleg Kononov immediately after the break had to throw the famous rookie Andre Schürrle into the battle, who only the day before had his first training as part of the team. The World Champion tried his best, clung to the balls, struck the goal a couple of times and overall left a good impression.
But, of course, Alexander Maksimenko became the best in Spartak. The young goalkeeper made several amazing saves at once. If it were not for the gatekeeper, the hosts would probably have been left completely without glasses.
Douglas own goal and ball in stoppage time
Not too spectacular was the meeting “Zenith” - “Krasnodar”. Contrary to expectations, there was a lot more struggle on the field than bright football. The teams understood that any mistake could be too expensive, and did not try to take risks.
At the same time, the owners still owned a small advantage, and Artyom Dziuba created all the most dangerous moments in their composition. In the end of the first half, he didn’t hit the target a bit after Yuri Zhirkov's pitch, and in the middle of the second he sent the ball with his head in a few centimeters from the bar.
The denouement came at the end of the match. When it seemed that the meeting was smoothly rolling towards a goalless and goalless outcome, Douglas Santos almost out of the blue sent the projectile to his own net after throwing Ari. In fairness, Andrei Lunev, who inadvertently left the gate, must share the blame for the missed ball with him.
But Zenit managed to recoup at the time added by the referee. Petersburgers took the ball from the opponent in midfield and instantly dispersed the counterattack. Serdar Azmun at a decisive moment was not greedy and brought Artyom Dziuba face to face with Matvey Safonov. Dziuba got close to the goalkeeper and threw him elegantly.
True, the guests after the final whistle insisted that Branislav Ivanovich made the decisive selection from Tonni de Villena in violation of the rules. One way or another, the foul judge did not record and did not even turn to the help of VAR.
In addition, the match was remembered for his debuts as part of both teams of two star newcomers. In the starting lineup of Krasnodar, the Frenchman Remy Cabella entered the field, and the Brazilian Malkom appeared with Zenit 20 minutes before the final whistle, with whom a contract had been signed only the day before.
Goal in the 3rd minute and recognition of Grigoryan
Arsenal, after an offensive departure from the Europa League, managed to rehabilitate itself in front of the fans by a triumphant trip to Tambov in Saransk. A week ago, the wards of Alexander Grigoryan beat Spartak here, but they could not cope with the Tula. In many ways, the outcome of the confrontation was determined by the goal of Yevgeny Lutsenko already in the 13th minute. By the way, the striker scored a goal in the second match of the RPL in a row.
After that, the nominal owners were unable to recoup, although they had several dangerous approaches. After the final whistle, Grigoryan was forced to admit that his wards "did not play for defeat, although they did not win either." Thus, Tambov lost for the third time in four rounds of the national championship.
20 thousand at the stadium in Kazan and the assault on Rubin
The match between Rubin and CSKA in Kazan turned out to be much more spectacular. By the way, more than 20 thousand spectators gathered in the stands of the Central stadium. For a long time football in this city did not gather such an audience. It seems that the young bright team of the charismatic Roman Sharonov pleased Kazan citizens.
True, in the first half, fans were forced to watch how CSKA creates moment by moment, while the hosts almost never met the ball. Therefore, the goal of the army team before the break turned out to be quite logical. Everything turned out beautiful in it: both the transmission and the decisive blow.
Mario Fernandez, after transferring from the left flank, juggling the ball in Brazil, made a perfect throw into the penalty area on Fyodor Chalov, and the best scorer of last season hit the RPL into touch into the middle nine.
But the second half turned out to be completely unlike the first. Rubin players came out of the locker room in a completely different mood and immediately pressed the opponent to the goal. Sometimes the ball flew literally over the goalkeeper CSKA, but stubbornly did not go, and the experienced Igor Akinfeev acted confidently.
In addition, real passions began to boil on the field, and referee Vasily Kazartsev was forced to show six yellow cards at once. In the end, the hosts stormed the opponent’s goal, but failed to equalize.
Despite this, the fans held their applause. CSKA, after an unexpected defeat in Samara, won a third victory in a row.
The first points of Sochi and the goalless match
And in the capital of the Olympic Games in 2014, spectators of goals scored did not wait. And Sochi and Ufa had not so many moments. The hosts looked more active and sometimes made the guests nervous, especially after drawing the standard provisions, but the gates of Alexander Belenov remained locked.
The guests almost did not disturb Soslan Dzhanaev. However, somehow, the wards of Vadim Yevseyev managed to inflict four hits on target at once, which turned out not to be too dangerous. Sochi, despite all the pressure, answered only one.
The fourth defeat of Orenburg and the second victory of Akhmat in Grozny
The tour ended with the victory of Akhmat over Orenburg. In fact, the main hero of the confrontation was the Estonian left-back Yevgeny Harin. First, immediately after the break, he managed to push the ball into the net, and then assisted in a different penalty area to replace Odis Roshi.
After the first goal, the guests managed to quickly recoup thanks to the most beautiful blow of George Despotovich in the fall through himself.
However, luck eventually turned away from Orenburg again, and the team remained in last place with zero points. “Akhmat” won a second victory in the new season.
An equally important event was the debut for Grozny residents of ex-captain of Spartak Denis Glushakov. The midfielder recovering from the injury came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute and helped the new team defend the minimal advantage in the long run.