Even in the previous successful games of the Spartacists, specialists paid attention to unreliable defense. And it’s true: in five games in all tournaments, the Spanish Guillermo Abascal’s team lost up to nine goals. So much for a championship contender. But with the attack there were no problems – 16 goals were scored. End to end.
The meeting with Akhmat surprised the Spartak fans in this regard: the team for the first time this season left the gates closed, but in front it was powerless. No, the locals created chances at the Grozny gates, but they all arose only thanks to the individual actions of the team leaders. The public did not see any significant game in the attack. And this cannot but be alarming, especially considering the Club’s ambitions.
The Moscow team extended its winless streak to three games and fell to sixth place in the table
– We are not happy with the tie, we wanted to win. However, today the team did not fail: it is a step forward. You have to work, be yourself, take your time, show football for free. Only then will the result come – affirms Abaskal.
Following the tradition that has been developing lately, Abascal spoke on the subject of arbitration. The helmsman “Spartacus” did not like that the opponents were gaining time. In addition, Abascal did not overlook the issue of a failed rojiblanca streak of three games without winning. “Akhmat’s players have been lying on the field a lot? Why talk about something if nothing changes? I don’t want to waste energy on that. “Zenith” to “Zenith”. Nobody said anything,” said Abascal.
“Akhmat” after an unsuccessful start to the season cheered up under the new head coach Miroslav Romashchenko. In two rounds, the team scored four points thanks to a great victory over Orenburg (4-0) and a draw with Spartak.
– There is a lot of work, but I think we have already taken a great leap. The atmosphere today was as follows: if everyone gives 100, we’ll take all three points. They did not trust the tie. “Akhmat” aspires to win in every match, – stated Romashchenko.
Little by little it is coming to life after the departure of the Brazilian Malcolm “Zenith”. At the weekend, the St. Petersburg club hosted “Ural”, which scored 13 points in five rounds before leaving for St. Petersburg. In the head-to-head, the Blue and Whites left no chance for the guests from Yekaterinburg 4:0. The double was scored by the Colombian Mateo Cassierra, the ball was scored by Ivan Sergeev and the Brazilian Claudinho.
It should be noted that Zenit never lost in 25 meetings with Ural in the Premier League – this is the longest streak in the tournament. “We played a good game. We are trying to make the most of the situation we find ourselves in. Of course, there is a difference between the players who started the season and those who come to us, the Blue and Whites”, Sergey Semak, for whose match against the Urals became the 200th in the Russian championship as a coach.
In turn, the mentor of the Yekaterinburg team, Viktor Goncharenko, noted that certain conclusions can be drawn from such a defeat: “There are matches that are very useful to understand where we are going. The guys will take advantage of this two extremes: what we need and what we should not do,” Goncharenko said.
This thriller was shown in Kazan “Rubin” together with “Dynamo” (2:2). Losing the score and remaining in the minority after the elimination of Uruguayan defender Nicolás Marichal, the blue and whites, thanks to spectacular goals from Denis Makarov and Dmitry Skopintsev, almost achieved such an important victory. But the locals saved the tie already in the 95th minute: Ghanaian striker Joel Fameye scored.
– Soccer is changeable. With Zenith we scored in the last seconds and today we missed. Of course, Dinamo could take all three points, but you have to give credit to the opponent, – admitted the coach of the Czech blue-and-white Marcel Lichka.
Rubin manager Rashid Rakhimov praised his team for their character.
– We played two home games against strong opponents: Krylya Sovetov were unbeatable, while Dinamo defeated Zenit and CSKA. Everyone I spoke to before these meetings said it would be very difficult for us. However, “Rubin” managed to take a point from Dynamo. The championship is long. I would give credit to my guys: they fought to the last, – said Rakhimov.
