To the most important match with the "Ural" "Zenith" approached in an objectively difficult psychological situation. Housewarming is a great event for anyone. football team- due to still unresolved problems with the lawn at Krestovsky, it has become the subject of jokes from fans and concern for the players themselves. Another negative background is the elimination from the championship race after the defeat from Spartak. The third is the recent statements of agent Shatov about conflicts in the locker room.

The leader in terms of points scored in the spring part of the championship came to visit the discomforting Zenit. "Ural" on the move, won the last four RFPL matches(three - dry), reached the final of the Cup of Russia. This I mean that it would be naive to wait for a simple game.

Although tickets for the first match were sold only for the lower sector of the stadium, the fans celebrated the housewarming with a spectacular performance. It was up to the players.

The starting bulk let us down

Zenit started powerfully, clearly counting on quick goal. In the first 10 minutes, the guests played to the end, and Krishito and Ivanovic won the "air" and dispersed the attacks on a new one. Criscito even shot - he ran to someone else's penalty area, clinging to the defenders of "Ural" did not meet him and the Italian fired from a distance. The second shot was also from outside the penalty area.

Zenit was in a hurry, but the guests quickly got their bearings, began to meet opponents away from their penalty area. It was not possible to pass the "fence" of eight players through the center, we had to fall down on the flanks. Here a certain misunderstanding was discovered between Dziuba and the rest of the attack group. Artyom himself was more often on the flank than in the center of the attack. On the left he hung in the zone where, apart from him, there was no one. As a result, for the entire first half, he never won a riding ball and did not drop it to Giuliano or Danny under attack. Already when the teams left for the tribune room, Giuliano was emotionally explaining something to the forward. Judging by the gestures, it would be better for him not to go too far to the flank.

They gave the ball - hit!

Half an hour later, Ural, with a ball possession of 30%, was not inferior to Zenit in terms of the number of shots on goal. The throws weren't dangerous. Only two on target, and those are harmless, not strong. But such focus on the gate is respected. Literally every time Pavlyuchenko managed to catch the ball in the central circle, Ural brought the attack to the punch. Bicfalvi hit the most often: he played in an atypical position in the center of midfield, but he did not lose his activity in the attack from this. By the 40th minute, Lunev had already been hit eight times on goal.

Time number: three strokes of Chisamba Lungu. This is not so much, but the entire Zenit had the same amount.

Surprise in the second half

Everyone expected that starting from the 46th minute, Zenit would add. Oddly enough, added "Ural". Three strikes in five minutes is strong. At first, Dimitrov was the first on the rebound and shot from outside the penalty area. The next chance was a goal: Yusupov unexpectedly "gave" the ball Emelyanov, he put the case to Ivanovich, dragged the ball and hit from the center of the penalty area - hit the post. After that, Zenit woke up and pushed the game away from their goal. Mircea Lucescu released Mollo instead of Yusupov and sent Juliano in a couple to Dziuba, and Danny went to the left flank of the attack. A little earlier, at the end of the first half, instead of the injured Kokorin, Shatov.

Deletes are a key moment in the game

By the 60th minute, Zenit pressed the opponents to the penalty area, although dangerous blows it hasn't arrived yet. The match became quite nervous, but Ural held on. And then there was the main moment in the game. Bicfalvy, having a yellow card, went into a hard tackle and ... got to the ball, but then drove over Smolnikov's leg. Referee Eskov decided to show the second yellow card. Ural players immediately surrounded him: Lungu hugged the referee for a minute and seemed to tell the story of his life, and Pavlyuchenko he tried to butt, pushed his teammate at Yeskov and also expressed something emotionally. Another removal. Strange decision. The judges are under pressure in 10 episodes per game, can't they decide everything with removals? Although Pavlyuchenko's yellow card for attacking the referee should have been shown.

After a double removal, strikes went on Zabolotny's goal. From the 60th to the 80th minute, the St. Petersburg team hit nine times. But the removals did not solve the problem with hits on target: eight out of nine missed. "Ural" played according to the classic "4-4-nobody" backyard scheme. It worked out reliably.

"Zenith" put the squeeze on the 86th minute, Ivanovic kicked in the ball literally from the goal line after a corner. Emelyanov and Dzyuba were pushing a little behind. Then they huddled some more. Yemelyanov held the striker with both hands, in response he waved it off and hit the back of the head with his elbow. Finally, the referee intervened, who clearly missed the episode and simply showed both of them a yellow card. Emelyanov she was the second. He will also miss the game against Spartak in the next round.

Playing with eight men, Ural created a scoring chance in the 91st minute and could have made this match legendary, but Dimitrov failed to outplay Lunyova. And in the third added minute, three Zenit players fell out on the goalkeeper. It is logical: just three of the "Ural" was not enough. 2-0 victory in the debut match at the new stadium. But was it really football?

No, we do not need video replays: referees are also participants in the game, which means they have the right to make mistakes. We love football for emotions, and mistakes add emotions to it. And all that ... I wonder if they will continue to say something like that after such a match.

Approached in an objectively difficult psychological situation. Housewarming is a great event for any football team - because of the still unresolved problems with the lawn at Krestovsky, it has become the subject of jokes from fans and concern from the players themselves. Another negative background is the elimination from the championship race after the defeat from Spartak. The third one is the conflicts in the locker room recently taken out by Shatov's agent.

The leader in terms of points scored in the spring part of the championship came to visit the discomforting Zenit. "Ural" on the move, won the last four matches of the Premier League (three - dry), reached the final of the Russian Cup. This I mean that it would be naive to wait for a simple game.

Although tickets for the first match were sold only for the lower sector of the stadium, the fans celebrated the housewarming with a spectacular performance. It was up to the players.

The starting bulk let us down

Zenit started powerfully, clearly counting on an early goal. In the first 10 minutes, the guests played on the rebound, and Krishito and Ivanovic won the air and broke up the attacks in a new way. Criscito even shot - he ran to someone else's penalty area, clinging to the defenders of "Ural" did not meet him, and the Italian fired from a distance. The second blow is also from outside the penalty area.

Zenit was in a hurry, but the guests quickly got their bearings, began to meet opponents away from their penalty area. It was not possible to pass the fence of eight players through the center, we had to fall down on the flanks. Here a certain misunderstanding was discovered between Dziuba and the rest of the attack group. Artyom himself was more often on the flank than in the center of the attack. On the left, he hung it in an area where there was no one but him to be. As a result, for the entire first half, he never won a riding ball and did not drop it to Giuliano or Danny under attack. Already when the teams left for the tribune room, Giuliano was emotionally explaining something to the forward. Judging by the gestures - that it is better for him not to go too far to the flank.

Gave the ball - hit!

Half an hour later, Ural, with a ball possession of 30%, was not inferior to Zenit in terms of the number of shots on goal. The blows were not dangerous. Only two on target, and those are harmless, not strong. But such focus on the gate is respected. Literally every time Pavlyuchenko managed to catch the ball in the central circle, Ural brought the attack to the punch. Bicfalvi hit the most often: he played in an atypical position in the center of midfield, but he did not lose his activity in the attack from this. By the 40th minute, Lunev had already been hit eight times on goal.

Half number: three strokes of Chisamba Lungu. This is not so much, but the entire Zenit had the same amount.

Surprise in the second half

Everyone expected that starting from the 46th minute, Zenit would add. Oddly enough, added "Ural". Three strikes in five minutes is strong. At first, Dimitrov was the first on the rebound and shot from outside the penalty area. The next moment was an assist: Yusupov unexpectedly presented the ball to Yemelyanov, who put the body to Ivanovich, dragged the ball and hit from the center of the penalty area - hit the post. After that, Zenit woke up and pushed the game away from their goal. Mircea Lucescu released Mollo instead of Yusupov and sent Giuliano in a pair to Dziuba, and Danny went to the left flank of the attack. A little earlier, at the end of the first half, instead of injured Kokorin, Shatov came out.

Deletes - key moment in Game

By the 60th minute, Zenit pressed the opponents to the penalty area, although the matter had not yet reached dangerous blows. The match became quite nervous, but Ural held on. And then there was the main moment in the game. Bikfalvi, having a yellow card, went into a hard tackle and ... got to the ball, but then drove over Smolnikov's leg. Referee Eskov decided to show the second yellow card. The Ural players immediately surrounded him: Lungu hugged the referee for a minute and told the story of his life, and Pavlyuchenko tried to butt, pushed his teammate on Eskov and also told something emotionally - obviously not the story of his life. Another removal. A strange decision, the judges are under pressure in ten episodes per game, why not decide everything with removals? Although, Pavlyuchenko's yellow card for attacking the referee, perhaps, should have been shown.

After a double removal, the strikes went on Zabolotny's goal. From the 60th to the 80th minute, the St. Petersburg team hit nine times. But the removals did not solve the problem with hits on target: eight out of nine missed. "Ural" played according to the classic yard scheme 4-4-nobody. It worked out reliably.

"Zenith" put the squeeze on the 86th minute, Ivanovic kicked in the ball literally from the goal line after a corner. Emelyanov and Dzyuba were pushing a little behind. Then they huddled some more. Yemelyanov held the striker with both hands, in response he waved it off and hit the back of the head with his elbow. Finally, the referee intervened, who clearly missed the episode and simply showed both of them a yellow card. Emelyanov she was the second. He also missed the game with Spartak in the next round.

Playing with eight players, Ural created a scoring chance in the 91st minute and could make this match legendary, but Dimitrov could not beat Lunev. And on the third added, three Zenit players fell out onto the goalkeeper. It is logical: just three of the "Ural" was not enough. 2-0 victory in the debut match at the new stadium. But was it really football?

No, we do not need video replays: referees are also participants in the game, which means they have the right to make mistakes. We love football for emotions, and mistakes add emotions to it. Etc. I wonder if they will continue to tell us something like this after such a match.

Football reviews, news, transfers, rfpl, Spartak, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Real and other clubs Our group in VKONTAKTE - https://vk.com/futbolnye_hroniki"ZENIT" OPENED KRESTOVSKY VICTORY. "URAL" RECEIVED THREE REMOVALS "Zenith" defeated "Ural" in the match of the 24th round of the Premier League - 2:0. The game was the first ever new arena "St. Petersburg", which was built on the site of the Kirov Stadium. This match, the first test for the stadium of the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup, was held under a flat roof. Honored and People's Artist of Russia Mikhail Boyarsky worked as an announcer at the stadium. When the line-ups were announced, the spectators (according to FIFA requirements, the game could not attend more than 25,000 fans, as a result, attendance was 20,004 people) booed Zenit forward Alexander Kokorin and head coach Mircea Lucescu. At the beginning of the game, organized blue-white-blue fans held a large-scale performance "Back to the Future". At the same time, fans, despite safety requirements, used fireworks and smoke bombs. At the end of the first half, Kokorin was injured. Instead, Lucescu released Oleg Shatov on the field. In the second half, the guests were in the minority. Ural midfielder Eric Bikfalvi received a second yellow card in a tackle against Igor Smolnikov, after which the Bumblebee forward Roman Pavlyuchenko began to express dissatisfaction with the decision of the chief referee Alexei Yeskov in an aggressive manner. The attacker met with the referee head to head, and then twisted his finger at his temple and turned to the judge in a raised tone from behind the backs of his partners who cut him off from Yeskov. The winning goal "Zenith" held in the end when drawing the "standard". The gates of Nikolai Zabolotny were struck by Branislav Ivanovich. After that, Eskov showed yellow cards for a skirmish to Ural midfielder Roman Emelyanov and St. Petersburg forward Artem Dziuba. For the midfielder of the guests, the punishment turned into a removal, the third in the match for the team of Alexander Tarkhanov. In the end, the second goal of “Zenith” in the attack “three to zero” was held by Yoan Mollo. Zenit is third with 46 points. The second-placed CSKA has 47, Spartak has 54 before today's away match with Rostov. Ural remained in 10th place with 29 points. In the next, 25th round, the club from Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, April 25, will play away with Spartak, and St. Petersburg - on Wednesday, April 26, will meet away with Orenburg. Russian Championship Premier League Round 24 Zenit (St. Petersburg) – Ural (Yekaterinburg) – 2:0 (0:0) Goals: Ivanovich, 86 (1:0). Mollo, 90+4 (2:0). Zenit: Lunev, Smolnikov, Ivanovich, Krishito, Zhirkov (No, 63), Tsallagov, Julianu, Yusupov (Mollo, 53), Danny, Kokorin (Shatov, 44), Dzyuba. Ural: Zabolotny, Kulakov, Dinga, Balazhits, Dantsev, Dimitrov, Emelyanov, Bikfalvi, Lungu (Merkulov, 68), Ilyin, Pavlyuchenko. Warnings: Bikfalvi, 23. Emelyanov, 40. Dziuba, 86. Krishito, 89. Sent off: Bikfalvi, 61 (second j.c., rough play). Pavlyuchenko, 62 (unsportsmanlike behavior). Emelyanov, 86 (second j.c., unsportsmanlike behavior). Judges: ESKOV. Eleferenko, Mosyakin (all Moscow). 22 April. St. Petersburg. Stadium "St. Petersburg Arena".