Five goals scored for two and the character of the southerners: how CSKA beat Krasnodar in the RPL

Perfect time from CSKA and slurred “Krasnodar”

CSKA and Krasnodar approached the meeting in person as part of the tenth round in the role of "wounded animals." Both teams suffered devastating defeats in the Europa League this week. And it was curious which of them would show great ability to hold the blow.

The colossal advantage of the southerners was the breadth of the bench. Murad Musaev easily put Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Christian Ramirez, Uros Spaich into the reserve. Also did not hit the start Ruslan Kambolov, Younes Namli, Marcus Berg. Thus, it was possible to make up the second team from the spare teams, which would practically not be inferior to the first.

Goncharenko’s ability to rotate was extremely limited. It’s good that Zvonimir Charliya managed to recover for this game, and the coach didn’t have to move away from the result of the arrangement of three central defenders. Plus, the coach was not afraid to again throw 17-year-old Vadim Karpov into the battle, whose debut in Bulgaria can hardly be called successful. This time the young football player had a very high-quality match, won a large number of wrestling and practically made no mistakes, which testifies to his high psychological stability.

However, in the first half, the work of the defense of CSKA was not so much. CSKA completed the main task - deprived the "Krasnodar" ball. And without it, southerners feel as uncomfortable as possible. In the center of the field, Daniil Utkin and Christopher Olsson lost the whole fight to Kristian Bistrovich and Ilzat Akhmetov who had an excellent match. It is no coincidence that Utkin was replaced already during the break. It was extremely difficult in the supporting zone for the debutant Cayo, who is unlikely to bring the match into his asset.

CSKA attacked mainly through the right flank, creating “overloads” in this zone with the help of Nikola Vlašić and Mario Fernandez. Dmitry Stotsky and Dmitry Skopintsev did not always cope with their task and regularly allowed opponents to carry out dangerous lumbago and innings.

In general, the first half of this game was one of the best for the army team of the season. They tirelessly attacked at high speeds (and where did the team come from after a difficult trip both physically and psychologically to Bulgaria?) And simply pressed the opponent to the goal. And with the loss of the ball, the wards of Goncharenko immediately covered the opponent with high pressure.

In addition, the red-blue realized almost all the moments that they had. Once again, they were lucky with the VAR system. Only thanks to the repetition, Vladislav Bezborodov determined that Stotsky played with his hand in his own penalty box, and pointed to the “point”. A similar situation took place in the most important match with Lokomotiv.

Then Fyodor Chalov scored a beautiful ball from outside the penalty area - a lot of questions in this situation arose for Cayo. And almost immediately, Vlašić after a save by Matvey Safonov designed a double - 3: 0. CSKA scored three times in nine minutes.

Southerners mood and a difficult moment for CSKA

The situation of Krasnodar seemed critical, but, to the honor of the guests, they did not let go of their hands. And the army team could not operate the whole match at such speeds. Musaev immediately made a double substitution. Instead of the meeting Utkin and Skopintsev who failed, Markus Berg and Suleymanov entered the field. With both players, the coaching staff hit the target. Magomed-Shapi aggravated the situation on the right flank of the attack, and an experienced Swede allowed partners to switch to awnings in someone else's penalty area. At the same time, Ari began to act somewhat in delay.

And the second half was completely left for Krasnodar. Southerners possessed an undeniable advantage, constantly attacked and created moments at the gates of Igor Akinfeev. Twice distinguished mercilessly criticized by fans and experts Berg.

The big question is: is this a merit of the guests, or a flaw in CSKA? Of course, as already mentioned, the army team could not act at such a high pace for 90 minutes, given the difficult staffing situation and the difficult match with Ludogorets. However, to some extent, the young team “sailed” after the first goal of Berg. The red-blue ones seemed to have a fear of making mistakes. And when “Krasnodar” scored the second goal, the position of the hosts became threatening.

But the army team, to their credit, gathered and held the most important result, which cannot but please the fans of the team. CSKA is growing old and gaining experience, which he so lacked last season.

Also worth noting is the timely replacement from Goncharenko. After the second missed goal, he removed Arnor Sigurdsson from the field and released Yaku Bijola into the supporting zone. This helped red and blue saturate the center of the field, especially since Bistrovich and Akhmetov were seriously tired by that time. As a result, Krasnodar was forced to attack through the flanks and bombard someone else's penalty with awnings. But in the end, the hosts probably had more points to score than the guests to recoup.

Everyone involved in the army team met the final whistle with undisguised relief, because CSKA beat a direct competitor and came in second place in the standings. And most importantly, the army team demonstrated progress and ability to hold the blow after a humiliating defeat in the Europa League. “Krasnodar” remains to be praised for their character, however, the team completely failed in the first half.