"Concert" in Rostov-on-Don, Sergeyev's achievement and the record for the number of deletions: what did the 6th round of the RPL remember

Saving victory for Zinnbauer

The match against Khimki became a key one for Lokomotiv.

In the first five rounds, the railway workers scored only three points and did not win a single victory.

As a result - a place in the zone of joints.

Another misfire in the confrontation with a rival inferior in class could lead to the resignation of the German duo of coaches Josef Zinnbauer - Marvin Compper.

But at a difficult moment, the team still managed to get together.

Even before the break, the guests scored twice.

Moreover, the first points in the “goal + pass” system were scored by legionnaires Girano Kerk and Francois Camano, who did not shine at the start of the season.

The midfielder from the Netherlands first opened the scoring and then assisted the Guinean.

Even the extremely controversial removal of Mark Mampassi at the very end of the first half did not prevent the Muscovites from gaining the upper hand.

In the minority, they not only did not allow the hosts to revive the intrigue, but also brought the matter to a rout - 3:0.

The first victory was also won by Pari Nizhny Novgorod.

In the last round, the team was among the best in terms of the number of dangerous chances created (seven), but lost to Rostov in the final match - 3:4.

But in the away meeting with Ural, fortune smiled at the wards of Mikhail Galaktionov.

They spent the last half an hour in the majority and in the end they succeeded thanks to a strong blow from Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev, who came on as a substitute.

Thus, they not only turned out to be stronger, but also spoiled the debut of the new coach of Yekaterinburg, Viktor Goncharenko.

Karpin's bad luck in the derby

In previous rounds, Rostov proved to be an extremely lucky team.

In some matches, Valery Karpin's wards scored and pulled out victories even when they did not deserve it.

Often they were helped to succeed by set pieces.

However, in the home southern derby against Sochi, for the first time this season, luck turned against them.

The hosts possessed the ball 54% of the time, delivered 19 shots against the opponent's 14, of which eight were on target, but almost suffered a debut defeat.

Moreover, they became the first RPL team in four years that failed to convert two penalties in one meeting.

In the first half, Nikolai Komlichenko's ingenuous shot almost in the center was parried by Denis Adamov, and in the seventh minute added to the second half, Daniil Utkin sent a projectile into the post from the "point".

However, the yellow-blues still managed to perform a small miracle and avoid defeat in the end.

The young Stepan Melnikov laid the foundation for the comeback.

Coming off the bench, he scored his debut goal in the Premier League.

And in stoppage time, the favorite standard helped the team.

After Utkin's trademark free-kick and a series of ricochets, the projectile flew into the net from Artyom Meshchaninov.

Chalov's streak

After the defeat from Zenit, CSKA was extremely important to return to the winning path, especially given the misfire of Spartak in the derby with Dynamo.

The army team had the opportunity to catch up with their principal rival in the standings.

And they brilliantly coped with their task.

"Akhmat" on the road kept their gates intact for only half an hour, after which the balls fell into the net as if from a cornucopia.

Wards of Vladimir Fedotov scored three times in seven minutes.

Fedor Chalov opened the scoring, extending the hitting streak in the national championship to four meetings.

And then the first goal in the RPL in almost seven years was marked by 35-year-old Kirill Nababkin.

Jorge Carrascal and Jesus Medina also scored another points for performance.

However, it was not without a serious fly in the ointment.

Having achieved a comfortable advantage, Muscovites, as in Nizhny Novgorod, slowed down, and almost paid for it.

Mohamed Konate and Bernard Berisha reduced the gap to a minimum, and Grozny had enough time to make a comeback.

Fortunately for CSKA, Medina put an end to the confrontation with a beautiful dribble shot.

A new role for Sergeyev

But Zenit almost lost points in the confrontation with Torpedo.

The reigning champions had an overwhelming advantage and landed almost three dozen punches, but pulled out the victory only in the end.

This match showed once again the quality that regularly helps the team to score points.

Fans and experts deservedly call its composition the strongest in the league, including because of the quality bench.

Sergei Semak can afford to keep the players of the Russian national team in reserve: Ivan Sergeev, Alexander Erokhin, Daler Kuzyaev, Zelimkhan Bakaev, Danil Krugovoy, newcomer Brazilian Gustavo Mantua and others.

All of them are able to appear on the field closer to the final whistle and increase the pressure on the gates of tired opponents.

Illustrative statistics: in the current RPL draw, the reservists of St. Petersburg scored five goals out of 13 team goals, and if you add the Super Cup to them, their number will increase to six.

The ability to refresh the roster also helps to regularly upset opponents at the finish of meetings.

After the 75th minute, they scored seven times in the national championship (more than 50%).

And Sergeev completely turned into a "joker".

Having lost his place at the base, he did not give up, but revealed himself in a new role.

After substitutions, he chalked up three goals, one of which became victorious, and is leading the Zenit scorer race.

Controversial removal of Mampassi

The sixth round of the RPL turned out to be rich not only in balls, but also in removals.

In total, the judges showed the violators five red cards, one of which was a direct one.

This is a record of the current season of the championship of Russia.

The previous achievement was recorded in the second, when three players left the field ahead of schedule.

And in the fourth and fifth, the arbitrators kicked out only one player at a time.

At the same time, Lokomotiv is the rudest team of the tournament.

The removal of Mampassi was his third.

Previously, his fate was shared by Alexis Beka-Beka and Dmitry Barinov.

And in terms of the number of mustard plasters (16), Muscovites occupy the third place, behind Ural (20) and Sochi (17).

A large number of fouls indicates both a desire to quickly regain the ball in case of losses, and poor physical fitness.

Zinnbauer's wards simply do not keep up with their rivals and break the rules.

However, a sharp increase in the number of red cards in recent seasons is a clear trend, and it is associated with the introduction of the VAR system.

With her appearance, assistants correct a large number of referees' mistakes and fix fouls where they would not have noticed before.

In the 2018/19 season, there were 58 suspensions without VAR.

In the 2019/20 season, when the system was partially working - 65. And in the next two, their number has seriously increased - 89 and 81.

Sometimes arbitrators make rather controversial decisions.

For example, Ivan Sidenkov, after watching the replay, showed a straight red Mampassi for lightly touching the opponent's face.

And Kirill Levnikov in Yekaterinburg showed the second “yellow card” to Andrey Egorychev for stepping on his foot.