Extravaganzas of "Zenith" and "Spartak", Sychevy's double against CSKA and the salvation of "Torch" in the end: what did the 14th round of the RPL remember

Controversial removal of Kakkoev

Pari NN and Krasnodar found themselves in an extremely unusual situation.

In just four days, the teams met twice in different tournaments.

The southerners were first defeated on the road in the Russian Cup, and then here, in Nizhny Novgorod, they won and interrupted the three-match losing streak in the RPL.

John Cordoba became the main character in the southerners.

In the debut of the confrontation, the striker dragged the ball into the penalty area and from the front gave the pass to the empty net to Ilzat Akhmetov.

And already in the end, he forced Nikita Kakkoev to break the rules on himself at the cost of the second “yellow card” and independently put an end to it, running one on one with Nikita Goylo.

And the hosts not only lost, but also finished with nine men.

And if the removal of Mamadou Maigi immediately after the break did not raise questions, then Kakkoev's card turned out to be controversial.

Cordoba pushed his opponent in the back, to which he responded with a weak kick to the shin.

This striker was enough to collapse on the lawn with a grimace of pain.

And Vasily Kazartsev, after watching the replay, kicked the offender off the field.

By the way, he also received the first yellow card for unsportsmanlike behavior when he pushed Eduard Spertsyan.

Separately, it should be noted Akhmetov.

The midfielder, who moved to Krasnodar in the summer as a free agent, at first did not enjoy the trust of Alexander Storozhuk and even publicly expressed dissatisfaction with his position.

However, given the chance, the player took advantage of it.

In the last round, he gave two assists, and scored in this one.

Saving penalty Gongadze

But Fakel, even remaining in the minority for more than a half in the game with Rostov, escaped defeat, despite the unhappy mood in the team.

At first they missed the penalty.

Then, in the 43rd minute, referee Pavel Shadykhanov, turning to the help of VAR, showed Oleg Dmitriev a red line for a dangerous tackle at the feet of Nikolai Komlichenko.

Finally, immediately after the break, Daniil Glebov, having made a slalom pass into someone else's penalty area, opened the scoring.

However, the team of Dmitry Pyatibratov in unequal compositions at the end managed to seize the initiative and earned the second penalty in stoppage time.

His appointment turned out to be indisputable, since Evgeny Chernov touched the ball with his hand in his own penalty area.

But the referee, in order to make a final decision, again needed to watch the replay.

Georgy Gongadze had no right to miss such a chance and in the 97th minute restored the status quo on the scoreboard.

So the newcomer of the elite division once again showed an unbending character.

In the current draw of the national championship, he was inferior nine times in the account, but in five cases he managed to escape.

Along the way, "Torch" continues to regularly upset teams that claim high places.

In addition to Rostov, he took points from Krasnodar, Dynamo, Lokomotiv, Sochi and even Zenit.

Unsuccessful voyage of Fedotov

And "Orenburg" again gave battle to the capital's grandee.

In the last round, the team that returned to the RPL almost beat Dynamo on the road, and in this house it broke the world with CSKA - 2: 2.

At the same time, he tripped up his former mentor Vladimir Fedotov, who was deprived of the right to sit on the bench due to disqualification.

Moreover, the wards of Marcel Lichka did not play at all, but, on the contrary, acted as the first number.

They held the ball 61% of the time and took eight corners against two from the opposition.

The favorite had a slight advantage in shots and shots on target, but this was due to the hosts' attacking style of play and failures in defense.

A particularly unsuccessful meeting was held by central defender Renato Gojkovic.

At first, he failed to interrupt the pass to Fedor Chalov, and he sent the ball between the legs of Alexei Kenyaykin with his heel, and then cut it into his own goal.

But again, Vladimir Sychev was unstoppable.

The Crimean striker scored a double in the second league meeting in a row and extended the scoring streak in the RPL to four rounds.

Moreover, with 11 goals, he caught up with Quincy Promes in the scoring race.

The forward also became the author of an important club achievement - he became the first player in the history of Orenburg to overcome the mark of ten goals in the Premier League.

And after the final whistle, the striker, recognized as the best player of the confrontation, as usual, did not do without a joke.

He complained that when he receives this prize, he is invariably upset because he does not have time to go to the locker room for a pizza snack, and, having apologized to the correspondent, he went to his partners.

Interrupted Sobolev series

How to beat an opponent inferior in class, CSKA clearly demonstrated Spartak.

The red-and-whites, despite the disqualification of Guillermo Abascal, Daniil Khlusevich and Quincy Promes, as well as the injuries of Nail Umyarov and Ruslan Litvinov, achieved the biggest victory in the championship since March 2021, scoring five unanswered goals against Khimki.

The fate of the confrontation was largely determined by the disastrous start from the outsider.

Already in the second minute, Mikhail Ignatov opened the scoring, and soon Alexey Nikitin made a gross mistake, giving Shamar Nicholson an exit to the empty ones.

To the credit of the players from the Moscow Region squad, they did not let go of their hands even in such a situation and seized the initiative.

The red-and-whites in defense also acted far from sinless and, if not for Alexander Selikhov, who made five saves, they could allow the guests to revive the intrigue.

And only after Nicholson issued a double, they stopped resisting.

The youth of Spartak, who received playing time, took advantage of this.

Substitute Pavel Melyoshin scored his debut goal in the RPL and along the way, at the age of 18 years and 221 days, turned out to be one of the youngest goalscorers in the club over the past ten years.

And he was assisted by his peer Daniil Zorin, who first entered the field in the Premier League.

Finally, Pavel Maslov, who joined the attack, put an end to the attack, before that he had not distinguished himself for the Muscovites.

The only fly in the ointment can be called the interrupted streak of Alexander Sobolev.

Taking into account the friendly meeting of the Russian national team with Kyrgyzstan, he scored in eight matches in a row, but this time he was content with only a productive pass.

Amazing mistakes of Garanin's wards

If the defeat of one of the outsiders by Spartak turned out to be predictable, then the beating of Sochi in St. Petersburg was a big surprise.

Despite the fact that after the departure of Fedotov, it is more difficult for the southerners to fight for medals, they still remain a strong team capable of giving battle to any opponent.

It is curious that for a long time they were considered a convenient opponent for Zenit, since they suffered four defeats in a row from him.

However, last season the unfortunate streak seemed to be over, because the Petersburgers scored only one point in two meetings.

Reporting confrontation seemed to return to the past.

Guests had one of the worst matches in recent years.

And it's not just the seven goals conceded.

They had only 29 percent of possession and had no shots on target.

Yes, Vadim Garanin's wards were forced to play in the minority from the 20th minute after the central defender Artyom Meshchaninov received a direct red card for a last resort foul.

But their actions in defense still struck with complete lack of will.

The hosts calmly took the ball in someone else's penalty area and did whatever they wanted with it.

Malcolm's second goal turned out to be especially curious, when Artyom Yusupov actually brought him one on one with Soslan Dzhanaev.

However, there was a place for spectacular long-range shots by Wendel and Wilmar Barrios.

As a result, Malcom with 11 goals caught up with Quincy Promes and Vladimir Sychevy in the list of scorers in the competition.

And Ivan Sergeev scored a double in the second match in a row.

Just a few days ago, he upset the Wings of the Soviets twice in the Cup of the country.

And Zenit not only scored three points, but also set a couple of landmark achievements.

First, he scored 43 goals in 14 rounds.

This is a new record for the championships of Russia.

Secondly, he scored in the 41st home meeting of the national championship in a row.

But the defeat of Sochi did not become the largest even in the current season, since Orenburg missed eight times.

But for the southerners, this is the most humiliating defeat in history.