There were a lot of fantastic matches in the last round of the RPL. Some people will probably even want to reconsider it over time. Here are their heroes, whom we placed in a 3-5-2 formation.
Symbolic team of the last round.
RPL fifth round team. Spartak heroes, wildcard Karpin and not a single Zenit player
Goalkeeper: Stanislav Agkatsev (Krasnodar)
Until Sunday, it seemed that Evgeniy Latyshonok would definitely take the goalkeeper’s place in our ranking. But then the Dynamo-Krasnodar match took place and, naturally, Agkatsev reigned there. The southern defence missed Konstantin Tyukavin and Jorge Carrascal again and again, and Stanislav effectively cleaned up their blots. He has nine saves. The Sofascore portal gave him an incredible rating of 9.1. And many times they had to be saved. A phenomenal match and further proof that Matvey Safonov had a reliable replacement behind him.
Stanislav Agkatsev
Photo by: RIA Novosti
Defense: Moses (CSKA)
The Brazilian played an exemplary game against Akron: he was good both in defense and attack. As for his immediate responsibilities, he has an 89% success rate in single combats, one interception, one blocked kick and two successful horse duels out of two. Moisés also made a key pass in attack, passed his opponent once while dribbling, made an accurate cross and, what I remember most, headed in the third ball, which completely ended the intrigue. The dry and crushing victory of the army team is largely due to his merit.
Moses
Photo by: RIA Novosti
Defense: Srdjan Babic (Spartak)
Yes, Zenit with and without Glushenkov are still two completely different teams. Yes, Wendel and Peter were injured and were not fully prepared. Yes, Spartak played for the most part from the 62nd minute. But this does not negate the fact that the St. Petersburg team showed practically nothing in attack and did not score. Even with equal compositions. When was the last time this happened? That is why it is worth mentioning Babich first of all. The Serb cleared the ball three times, made 91% of accurate passes, was superior in 83% of duels (including in the front) and, mind you, won set-up duels five times out of five. Auto!
Srdjan Babic
Photo by: RIA Novosti
Defense: Niño (Zenit)
The words about Spartak’s game are quite appropriate here. After all, Zenit did not concede either, although the opponents attacked much more dangerously. Latyshonok did the most, but Nino also played reliably: he collected one clearance, one interception and one blocked shot, and at the same time completed five accurate long passes – an excellent level for a football player of his role. 69% of successful martial arts is also not the weakest indicator. For example, other notable defenders in this round scored less: 64% for Igor Yurganov from Fakel and 57% for Alexander Zhirov from Akhmat. Umyarov also received a yellow card for a foul on the Brazilian.
child
Photo by: RIA Novosti
Midfielder: Tomas Galdames (Krylya Sovetov)
The newcomer from Samara gave a long interview to the “Championate” and immediately scored a double, pinning down the Pari NN, which had gained momentum, in just five minutes. And how! First, he elegantly went around the barrier with a free kick, which surprised literally everyone, including Nizhny Novgorod goalkeeper Nikita Medvedev. And then he confidently played with his head after a cross from the flank. Sofascore rated Galdames’ effort with a mark of 8.0. The “wings” know how to find little-known players and turn them into stars. This seems to be the case here.
Thomas Galdames
Photo: FC “Krylya Sovetov”
Midfielder: Ivan Oblyakov (CSKA)
Moises certainly performed admirably. But without Oblyakov, CSKA would not have won so confidently. Two goals, one assist, 86% of accurate passes (three of them attacking and five long), three successful crosses out of five, two confident dribbles and a successful horse duel. Ivan simply reigned on the pitch. 9.9 rating on Sofascore – something on the level of genius. 4+2 in six matches is the fourth performance indicator in the RPL – only Mirlind Daku (5+2), Alexey Batrakov (3+5) and Maxim Glushenkov (7+1) are better.
Ivan Oblyakov
Photo: Alexander Safonov, “Championship”
Midfielder: Nail Umyarov (Spartak)
It is customary for fans to scold Nail. And sometimes there is a reason. But rather out of habit, because the Omyars of the past and this season are two big differences. In St. Petersburg, he played excellent football. The statuette for the man of the match is not simply given. The midfielder knew how to press and intercept (there were two), he led attacks (87% of successful passes in his position) and constantly forced Zenit to make mistakes. Under Dejan Stankovic, Umyarov is making noticeable progress. Which is especially valuable against the background of early problems.
Umyarov nails
Photo: spartak.com
Midfielder: Alexey Batrakov (Lokomotiv)
The main discovery of this season continues to surprise. Batrakov gifted Rostov with a goal and an assist, matching Glushenkov’s performance and putting Lokomotiv in first place. Few people expected that after all the defeats, Loko would do so well; only the most ardent optimists even counted on fighting for medals. Alexey is clearly among them. At the same time, he should have given more assists: his teammates ruined several 100 percent chances. Especially at the end of the match, when the Rostovites rushed en masse to attack and gave the Muscovites plenty of maneuvers to counterattack. Sofascore gave Batrakov a score of 8.5.
Alexei Batrakov
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, “Championship”
Midfielder: Viktor Sa (Krasnodar)
The Brazilian has finally settled in Russia and has begun to bring great benefits to Krasnodar. It was he who scored the winning goal for Dynamo and constantly put pressure on the blue-and-white defence: with dribbles (two out of three attempts were successful), high speed (three deserved fouls did not come out of nowhere), interceptions (twice) and shots (four times). In the scoring episode, Sa beat Eli Dasa so easily that it was as if he felt a defender from the Second League in him. It was Victor who made the difference, which is extremely valuable in such crucial clashes. 7.9 on Sofascore is the second indicator among the southerners after Agkatsev.
Victor Sa
Photo: Alexander Safonov, “Championship”
Forward: Ronaldo (Rostov)
Even though Rostov did not win, the “clone” of the legendary Zubastic continues to fascinate. The Brazilian has already scored four goals in the last three matches, including a double against the new leader of the RPL, performing with the perfect tip. From the air, from an acute angle, he does not care how to score. 8.4 from Sofascore confirms this. Scouts of the best European (or at least Saudi) clubs, take note: this guy not only has a high-status surname, but also knows how to kick the ball very well.
Ronaldo
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, “Championship”
Forward: Anton Zabolotny (Khimki)
Anton opened the scoring for Dynamo Makhachkala in the first round, and then the goal drought began. However, it still brought benefits, and sooner or later the sad series had to end. Zabolotny made his way to Akhmat: he not only equalized the score in the last seconds with a pass from Ilya Sadigov, but also gave an assist to Alexander Rudenko. At the same time, he habitually held on to balls and forced his opponents to break the rules – this happened four times. Sofascore gave the forward a score of 8.1. Neither of the footballers won such an exciting match (3-3).
Anton Zabolotny
Photo by: FC Khimki
Coach: Mikhail Galaktionov (Lokomotiv)
Do you remember that last season Galaktionov wanted to leave Lokomotiv amidst poor results? One more reason to motivate you and remember that you should never give up. Loko said goodbye to Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Anton Miranchuk and, most importantly, Maxim Glushenkov. But suddenly they were perfectly replaced by their own pupil Batrakov and former Orenburg football player Dmitry Vorobyov. So much so that the first place is no longer in doubt. The coach believed in the team so much that he even quoted Jason Statham: “When a predator smells meat, you want to eat it and move on.” It only remains to wish you bon appetit.
Mikhail Galaktionov
Photo by: RIA Novosti
RPL Team of the Sixth Round
We once again take a look at the symbolic team of the tour. Following the link you can study statistics and other interesting details.
RPL Team of the Sixth Round
Who didn’t make it to the team of the week?
At times it was almost impossible to decide, which is why Evgeny Latyshonok and Wilmar Barrios (Zenit), Igor Yurganov (Fakel), Alexander Zhirov (Akhmat), Nair Tiknizyan, Ilya Samoshnikov and Dmitry Vorobyov (all -) deserve at least one mention “Lokomotiv” ), Jesús Medina (“Spartak”), as well as Nikola Chumich (“Rubin”).
