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Results of the 14th round of the RPL
Spartak defeated CSKA on the field for the first time in 7 years.
The match ended 2-0 and was remembered for a mass brawl and three red cards. Dynamo then lost a point in a draw with Rostov and remained in fourth place.
The top three in Russian football is overwhelmingly stable. Zenit, Lokomotiv and Krasnodar won in the 14th round of the national championship.
Dynamo - Rostov - 1:1, Lokomotiv - Rubin - 1:0, Akron - Krylia Sovetov - 2:0, the second goal was scored by Dzyuba. Akhmat - Paris NN - 0:2, Fakel - Khimki - 1:1. Krasnodar - Orenburg - 4:0, in terms of quality this was the best match of the weekend. Thanks to the guests who were not shy. The score was 1:0 until the 73rd minute, but the Orenburg team eventually got tired and the hosts added three more goals. Krasnodar is the Russian Bayern, and I would like to call Eduard Spertyan the hero of this match. Review of the 11th consecutive victory of the Kuban team in the RPL named after the best player of the game, two-time champion of Russia Eduard Mora:
"I thought this game would be similar to the one we recently played against Khimki in Krasnodar. Krasnodar played very solidly in defense, and at the end of the first half they finally put pressure on the opponent. I scored a goal. And already in the second half, when the opponent starts to open up in their desire to win, Krasnodar's signature attack is already moving very quickly. And they increase their advantages. Krasnodar attacks, but they don't forget to defend either. You can see how the skills of the outside attackers improve with each episode. They don't allow the other side to do anything significant." "I thought this game would be similar to the one we recently played against Khimki in Krasnodar. Krasnodar played very solidly in defense, and at the end of the first half they finally put pressure on the opponent. I scored a goal. And already in the second half, when the opponent starts to open up in their desire to win, Krasnodar's signature attack moves very quickly. And they increase their advantages. Krasnodar attacks, but they do not forget to defend. You can see how the skills of the players in the outer attack improve with each episode. They do not allow the other side to do anything significant."
The Moscow Army team of Leonid Slutsky set a record of 13 consecutive victories in the Russian championship series in August 2014. If the Kuban team manages to surpass this, it will happen in four weeks: a home match with Spartak on December 1. And that would be a heroic achievement. Surprisingly, the Krasnodar native’s crazy march does not allow him to get far from his pursuers. Zenit again scored three points, defeating Makhachkala Dynamo with a score of 2:1, replacing injured goalkeeper Latyshonok and central defender Nino during the match. By the way, here is why the Blue-White-Blues’ helmsman Sergei Semak was not at all pleased after the game:
"We played well in defense. Of course, in attack, thanks to our finishing, there were many opportunities. With the score 2-0 already in the second half, instead of confidently leading the game to victory, they conceded a goal from a set piece. And of course, this goal affected the course of the game, increasing the tension. The right decisions were not enough. Of course, we had to keep the score. In the end, it was about playing better. And, unfortunately, these people were injured." "We played well in defense. Of course, in attack, thanks to our finishing, there were many opportunities. With the score 2-0 already in the second half, instead of confidently leading the game to victory, they conceded a goal from a set piece. And of course, this goal affected the course of the game, increasing the tension. The right decisions were not enough. Of course, we had to keep the score. In the end, it was about playing better. And, unfortunately, these people were injured."
I risk disagreeing with the best coach in Russia. The St. Petersburg team not only showed good performance against Makhachkala, but also played well. We forget that our opponents are also resisting. The Dagestanis are a well-prepared and organized team. It is almost impossible to score against them at least twice. And don't blame Sobolev for not scoring a goal in Zenit's seventh match. Alexander is irreplaceable in attack and attracts at least two defenders. But now few remember that he was also a scorer. And among the snipers, there are again two leaders. They are the "railwayman" Batrakov and the Krasnodar native Cordoba. Both have eight goals.
Table: Krasnodar – 36 points, Zenit – 33, Lokomotiv – 31. No one will be close to the top three for at least three weeks. Dynamo has 27 points, Spartak has 25 points and CSKA has 24 points.
The next 15 rounds will be the last for the Russian national team before the final break of the year. The matches are held on Saturday and Sunday. And the 15th round is exactly the middle of the national competition. A year ago, Krasnodar won the first round. However, Zenit won the gold medal for the sixth time in a row.