Referee scandal in Sochi

The very first match of the 14th round of the RPL between Sochi and Ufa ended in a referee scandal.

The teams went their separate ways, but the representatives of the southerners remained dissatisfied with some decisions of the judge Nikolai Voloshin.

In particular, the club was outraged by the fact that the referee did not assign a penalty to the opponent's goal for a foul on Anton Zabolot with the score 1: 0 in favor of Vladimir Fedotov's charges.

“There is VAR.

It is not clear what the line judges did when they fouled on Zabolotny.

It was necessary to put a penalty on Anton.

Iron penalty.

We will definitely write a complaint to the ESC.

We haven’t come across such refereeing for a long time ”, - quotes“ Championship ”as the general director of“ Sochi ”Dmitry Rubashko.

As a result, “Ufa” avoided defeat at the very end of the meeting.

Ivan Miladinovich knocked down Vyacheslav Krotov in the penalty area, and Voloshin, after watching the replay, pointed to the "point".

The penalty was scored by Komnen Andric, a Serbian newcomer from Bashkortostan, for whom this goal became the third in four matches for Ufa.

Sochi defender Sergei Terekhov opened the scoring at the very beginning of the second half.

For him, this ball is his debut in a southerner's T-shirt.  

The ninth goal of Pogrebyanka "Spartak"

And "Spartak" lost points in the second consecutive round of the RPL.

Following the defeat from Rostov with a minimum score, the red-and-whites made a peace with Ural on the road - 2: 2.

Moreover, the metropolitan team failed to beat the Yekaterinburg team in the third meeting in a row. 

Even the double of Alexander Sobolev, who made up a pair of strikers with Ezequiel Ponce, did not help the guests to score three points.

At the same time, Jordan Larsson took the top ten position instead of Zelimkhan Bakayev, who remained in reserve.

The young Russian striker opened the scoring in the sixth minute and converted a penalty at the end of the first half.

Now the footballer has five goals in the current RPL season, and by this indicator in the team he is second only to Ponce and Larsson (both have six).

Pavel Pogrebnyak and Rafal Augustynyak managed to excel in the Urals.

The pupil of "Spartak", who turned 37 on Sunday, once again upset his native team.

In 16 matches with the red and white, he has already scored nine goals.

But the second goal of the guests was preceded by a clear violation of the rules - before taking possession of the ball, passing half of the field with it and pushing past Alexander Maksimenko, who had lost the goal, the Pole knocked Larsson down.

Parfyonov's unsuccessful debut at Arsenal

Meanwhile, former Ural head coach Dmitry Parfyonov played the first match at the head of the new team - Arsenal.

However, the debut was not very successful for the specialist.

The Tulyaks, who had previously suffered two defeats in a row with a total score of 2: 8, were unable to beat Rotor at home. 

Even Kirill Panchenko's goal scored in the fifth minute did not help them score three points.

It was the result of a gross mistake by the guests goalkeeper Josip Chondrich, who released the ball right on the striker's leg.

In turn, the 31-year-old striker scored a goal in the second round in a row. 

Moreover, shortly before the break, Rotor remained in the minority after defender Azat Bayryev received the second yellow card.

Soon, Maxim Shatskikh, assistant to the head coach of Volgograd residents Alexander Khatskevich, also earned two mustard plasters in a row. 

In the second half, Arsenal had a serious advantage, but managed to concede in the minority.

Danil Stepanov, taking advantage of Oleg Kozhemyakin's serve, scored his debut goal in his adult career.

True, in the time added by the referee, the young defender almost turned from a hero into an antihero, having made a sloppy tackle in his own penalty area.

But the judge Stanislav Vasiliev did not appoint a penalty after a meeting with his colleagues at VAR.

Akhmat's decisive ball in the end

Financially distressed Tambov, also struggling to survive in the RPL, suffered a second defeat in a row.

Sergey Pervushin's wards in Saransk with a minimum score lost to Akhmat, which, on the contrary, extended the winning streak in the RPL to three matches.

At the same time, the mentor of the Tambovites was not present at the game.

On the day of the meeting, he was hospitalized with suspected pneumonia.

Earlier, the sports director of the club, Pavel Khudyakov, said that he was sick with coronavirus.

In the absence of Pervushin, the nominal hosts were close to scoring points, but in the 87th minute they allowed Artyom Timofeev to score the third goal in the current season of the national championship.

However, the victory of Grozny was a logical result, because they had an advantage throughout the match and struck 14 shots on goal.

At the same time, the residents of Tambov were again repeatedly rescued by 40-year-old Sergey Ryzhikov.

An experienced goalkeeper has six saves.

Khimki's third win against Cherevchenko

Another RPL rookie, Khimki, which until recently were in the relegation zone, won their third victory in six games under the leadership of Igor Cherevchenko.

This time the Moscow Region team turned out to be stronger than Rubin - 2: 0.

Remaining without injured Djordje Despotovic and Darko Yevtich, the Kazanians practically did not threaten other people's goals and delivered only two shots on target. 

Khimki scored twice in the second half, with both goals being scored by the players directly related to Spartak.

First, a beautiful ball was scored by Reziwan Mirzov rented from the capital's club.

After a corner kick, he beat two opponents on the penalty line and shot straight into the far nine.

And for the midfielder, this goal was the third in Khimki's squad.

And then the ex-captain of "Spartak" Denis Glushakov took advantage of the gross mistake of the goalkeeper Yuri Dupin and sent the ball into the empty net from 25 meters.

So, for the first time in history, Khimki beat Rubin in the Russian championship and were five points ahead of the relegation zone.

25th penalty reflected by Akinfeev

Having risen to first place after Spartak's misfire a week earlier, CSKA on Sunday hosted an extremely uncomfortable opponent.

For two years, Viktor Goncharenko's team could not beat Rostov (one draw and three defeats).

However, this time the army team managed to interrupt the unsuccessful streak and won the fifth victory in a row in the RPL - 2: 0.

Konstantin Kuchaev opened the scoring in the middle of the first half.

True, the moment with the goal was not without luck - the ball after his hit from outside the penalty area touched the opponent's leg, changed direction and flew into the far corner past the disoriented Sergei Pesyakov.

This goal was the sixth for the young midfielder this season, making him catch up with the team's top scorer Nikola Vlašić.

For CSKA itself, this ball became the seventh in the current RPL season from long distance, according to this indicator, the team is in the lead in the league.

After one hour of the meeting, Rostov had a great chance to win back.

Viktor Vasin, who replaced CSKA, hit his opponent in the face with his elbow in the fight for the riding ball, and referee Alexei Matyunin, after watching the replay, appointed a penalty.

But the former army midfielder Roman Eremenko failed to outplay Igor Akinfeev, breaking through the center.

An experienced goalkeeper parried the blow and took the 25th penalty spot in his career. 

And on the 74th minute, Fedor Chalov put an end to the match, who also appeared on the field after the break.

In general, CSKA could have brought the matter to defeat, if not for the guests' goalkeeper, who made eight saves.  

Strong-willed victory of Zenit in St. Petersburg

In another key match of the tour in St. Petersburg, two teams, representing Russia in the Champions League, "Krasnodar" and "Zenit", met.

And the champion of the country at home turned out to be stronger, having won the victory with a score of 3: 1.

The guests were the first to distinguish themselves.

At the beginning of the first half, Marcus Berg converted a penalty kick for the southerners.

Shortly before the break, Zenit had already got the right to the penalty spot, but Artyom Dzyuba, who made a bet on the execution, failed to outwit Matvey Safonov.

However, in the second half of the meeting, the northerners managed to put the squeeze on the physically addicted opponent.

First, Daler Kuzyaev scored the first goal after extending his contract with the club, and then Dziuba also hit the other goal.

This goal became for him the seventh in the current RPL season, and the striker led the tournament scorers race together with Christian Noboa.

And in the list of footballers who scored the most points for performance (10), Artem shares the first place with Nikola Vlašić and Jordan Larsson.

In the time added by the referee, Dziuba took part in another scoring combination, which was completed by the substitute Alexey Sutormin with an accurate shot.

Krasnodar suffered a third consecutive defeat in the RPL and remained in tenth place.

The defeat of Lokomotiv in the derby

Lokomotiv found itself in a similar situation.

After a tough match with Atlético in the Champions League, the railroad workers suffered a crushing defeat by Dynamo, which became the third in a row for the team in the RPL.

On the other hand, the blue and white won another victory under the leadership of the new head coach Sandro Schwartz.

Moreover, Dynamo for the first time in two years prevailed over an opponent with a difference of four goals (on December 9, 2018, Ural was defeated). 

All five goals in the composition of the winners were recorded by various players: Roman Evgeniev, Clinton N'Zhier, Daniil Lesovoy, Daniil Fomin and substitute Konstantin Raush.

The only goal for Lokomotiv was scored by Ze Luis.

The referee Igor Panin turned out to be much more effective, showing three red cards at once: two - to the Loko players (Slobodan Raikovich and Marinato Guilherme) and one - to the defender of the blue and white Sergei Parshivlyuk.

Thus, Dynamo's opponent in the second round of the RPL in a row finished the match with nine.

A week ago, Tambov got into a similar situation.