The return of Dryussi and the unrealized penalty of Azmuna
A tour was opened in St. Petersburg, where Zenit beat Arsenal not without difficulty. The match began very well for the Petersburgers: already in the sixth minute, Artyom Dziuba, after a submission from the flank, hit the gate of his former team. At the same time, the striker did not celebrate the goal because of, as he himself explained, respect for the “gunners”.
Already in the middle of the half, the hosts got the opportunity to increase the lead, but Serdar Azmun extremely unsuccessfully executed a penalty, and allowed Mikhail Levashov to make a save. In addition, “Arsenal” managed to recoup after a break thanks to Kantemir Berhamov’s excellent shot from the free kick.
Again forward “Zenith” helped another penalty. Maxim Volodko in his own penalty openly cut down Igor Smolnikov, and Sebastian Driussi performed an eleven-meter much better than Azmun. “Point” in the end put put on the replacement Oleg Shatov. In conclusion, it is worth noting Branislav Ivanovich, who spent the 100th match in a Zenith shirt.
The third defeat of Spartak and the blatant mistake of Yeshchenko
But “Spartak” on Saturday was waiting for a real embarrassment. For the second time in a row, the red-white houses managed to concede to the Ural in the RPL. And last year, the metropolitan team also lost with a score of 1: 2. At the same time, the meeting began for the hosts you can’t imagine better. Already in the 12th minute Samuel Gigot successfully connected to the corner and scored his fourth goal in the national championship. Thus, the Frenchman strengthened the leadership in the team scorers race.
However, after a break, the wards of Oleg Kononov seemed to be replaced. They released the reins of the game and gave the initiative to the opponent. Red and white could not do anything with the quick flank attacks of the guests and lost the entire selection. Particularly difficult was the age of Andrei Yeshchenko, who could not cope with the technical Otman El-Kabir. As a result, both goals came from his area.
First, Yuri Bavin, after serving from the left flank, left the ball with his heel to Vladimir Ilyin, and he ricocheted from Georgy Dzhikia’s foot to the addressee, and the attacker sent a shell between the legs of Alexander Maksimenko. And then El-Kabir processed the transfer from his half of the field, very easily left Yoshchenko and from the “zero” angle managed to break through on target past Maksimenko, who had come forward to meet.
It is not surprising that almost immediately after this, Yeshchenko was exchanged for Nikolai Rasskazov. “Spartak” in the end switched to bulk, but never managed to at least recoup. Thus, “Ural” confirmed the reputation of an uncomfortable opponent for the red and white, having beat them for the third time in the last four meetings in the RPL. Plus, in the spring, Yekaterinburg residents knocked Kononov's wards out of the Russian Cup.
For Spartak, this defeat was the third in a row in all tournaments. Another failure overshadowed the debut of the red and white Czech midfielder Alex Kral, who spent all 90 minutes on the field.
Krykhovyak's winning goal and Anton Miranchuk's injury
Lokomotiv, unlike Spartak, took on duty three points in an away match with Sochi. Victory to the railroad brought the goal of Grzegorz Kryhovyak at the very beginning of the meeting. After the discount of Fedor Smolov, the Pole burst into the penalty area and scored his fourth goal this season. By the way, in the past on his account there were only two goals in all tournaments.
Also, this Victoria turned out to be special for Yuri Semin, because she became the 300th coach in the Russian championships. Unfortunately, for the railway workers, victory was achieved at the cost of injuries to two leaders at once. Already in the debut of the match, an ankle injury was received by Anton Miranchuk. The midfielder was immediately replaced, and it is not yet clear whether he will be able to play with Bayer in the Champions League. And closer to the final whistle, Benedict Hovedes seriously cut his eyebrow. The blood-stained German also had to be changed.
In turn, the Sochi players after the game expressed dissatisfaction with the work of referee Igor Panin, because 20 minutes before the end he did not put a penalty in the goal of Loko for an obvious handball played by Vedran Chorluka.
Penalties in the 89th minute and the black series of “Ruby”
The opposition between Orenburg and Rubin on Sunday turned out to be very spectacular. In the first half, the teams failed to open an account, despite the large number of hits. But immediately after the break, the rivals exchanged goals. First, Ricardo Alves sent the ball into the far corner from the penalty box and led the team of Vladimir Fedotov forward, and a few minutes later the status quo on the scoreboard was restored by Evgeny Bashkirov.
Ultimately, the fate of the confrontation was decided at the end of the meeting. Orenburg earned the standard, and Kazan defender Filip Uremovich, after filing in the penalty area, held on to replace Artyom Kulishev, who replaced. The judge confidently pointed to the “point”, and the injured sold the penalty spot himself. Thus, “Orenburg” won a second victory in a row, and having earned a lot of flattering reviews at the start of the season, “Rubin” suffered the third consecutive defeat.
Bistrovic's incredible ball and a controversial penalty
There was a victory ball in the ending and in Saransk, where the newcomer RPL "Tambov" took CSKA. Despite the difference in class, the wards of Alexander Grigoryan successfully restrained the opponent’s attacks and did not allow the army team to get into their own penalty box.
Moreover, the red-blue could not even realize the penalty earned by Maxim Osipenko for playing with his hand almost out of the blue. The best scorer of the last season of the RPL Fedor Chalov struck not in the best way, and George Shelia saved the team. True, Valery Chuperka let down Tambov right there, who expressed something in a harsh form to the arbiter and instantly received a direct red card. Moreover, for the Moldovan this removal was already the second of the season.
As a result, CSKA still managed to squeeze the outsider, and Viktor Goncharenko guessed with a replacement. Kristian Bistrovich with the first touch after entering the field from outside the penalty area on an incredible trajectory sent the ball right into the near nine. And already in the added time, the exact strike from a long distance was also dealt by Herdur Magnusson.
The only fly in the ointment for the army was the injury of the newcomer Cedric Gogua, who was eager to prove himself in the match with the former team. But closer to the final whistle, another rookie Lucas Santos made his debut in the Muscovites.
Three 11-meter and seventh goal of Sobolev
The match between Krasnodar and Wings of the Soviets turned out to be no less eventful. To begin with, the teams quickly managed to exchange goals. First, Alexander Sobolev closed the canopy from the flank and overtook Eldor Shomurodov with seven goals in the RPL scorers' race, and then Magomed-Shapi Suleimanov equalized the score with an accurate corner kick.
And at the end of the first half, the guests did have an excellent opportunity to step forward. Judge Sergei Karasev, after watching the replay, sent a penalty into the Southerners' goal for a hand game performed by Ruslan Kambolov, but the same Sobolev from the “point” did not manage to beat Matvey Safonov.
What happened served as a signal for Krasnodar, and after a break, the hosts in the class squeezed an opponent. And in their case also could not do without an unrealized penalty. True, Ari successfully played in finishing off after a save by Sergei Ryzhikov. By the way, a naturalized Brazilian, having returned to duty after an injury, scored two points in a row for success in the second match.
Well, Karasev soon appointed a third penalty - again at the gates of Krasnodar, and Paul Anton this time was accurate. However, the Samara team did not succeed in reviving the intrigue in the end.
Help var and zeros on the scoreboard
And in the match between Dynamo and Ufa, the penalty, on the contrary, was canceled, and Moscow also could not do without the help of VAR. At the very beginning of the meeting, referee Vitaly Meshkov pointed to the “point” after the ball hit the forearm area of Danil Krugovoy, the recently signed contract with Zenit. But, having watched the replay, the referee changed his mind.
Subsequently, Dynamo had a lot of points in order to step forward. Sylvester Igbun especially tried, who on the “flag” of the transfer campaign on a loan basis moved to Moscow just from Ufa. As a result, the blue and white delivered 15 shots on the opponent’s goal, but failed to break through experienced Alexander Belenov. But the goalkeeper of the owners Igor Leshchuk did not miss in the third match in a row. But it is unlikely that Dmitry Khokhlov was satisfied with this, because his team continues to actually fight for survival.
Shvets' terrifying tackle and Norman's magnificent shot
Finally, another, eighth penalty on the round was awarded in the match between Rostov and Akhmat. At the same time, the one-meter seemed extremely ambiguous, because the ball after the opponent's lumbago hit Evgeny Chernov in a hand pressed to the body, the position of which he physically could not change. Perhaps if Judge Nikolai Voloshin had the opportunity to watch the replay, he would have changed his mind, and so Odis Roshi opened an account.
But after the break, the wards of Valery Karpin managed to turn the tide of an extremely difficult match. And the goalkeeper of the opponent Vitaly Gudiev helped them do this. At the very beginning of the second half, after hitting Roman Eremenko from a distance, the goalkeeper unsuccessfully reflected the ball right in front of him, and Khoren Bayramyan sent the shell on target.
After less than ten minutes, Grozny was completely outnumbered. Anton Shvets straight legs flew into the shin Matthias Norman so that he flipped in the air. Shvets received a direct red card for this. The Norwegian did not respond to rudeness with rudeness, but instead, from outside the penalty area, he delivered a terrific blow to the far nine with a rebound from the crossbar. At this point, Gudiev could not help his team.
Thus, “Rostov” won a strong-willed victory in the case and continues to share the first line with “Krasnodar” and “Zenith”. “Akhmat” is located in the immediate vicinity of the relegation zone and has not won five matches.