???? We find out in our telegram channel who won.
❗ Zenit is third in the group, Spartak is first
And now the most interesting! “Zenith”, despite the victory, took third place in the group and went to the Way of Regions! And Spartak retained the first line and will play in the playoffs with the strongest.
⚡ Zenit outplayed Spartak in a penalty shootout
Well, we got the match! Not the brightest game, but a fight after the final whistle and a penalty shootout! Zenit gets two points, Spartak gets one.
✅ Scored Bakaev! Zenith win!
???? Bakaev can now win a series for Zenit. Against Spartak, his former club.
❌ And Denisov didn’t score either! Ivan drags!
❌ Douglas Santos missed! Oh wow!
✅ Litvinov scored. 3:2.
✅ And Mostovoy scored! 3:1 already, but Spartak has a shot in reserve.
❌ Zinkovsky doesn’t score! Anton hit the post, but the goalkeeper Ivan pulled! 2:1 leads Zenit.
✅ Mantuan is also accurate. No chance for Maksimenko.
✅ Khlusevich also scored. The most powerful blow to the nine.
✅ Kuzyaev scores. 1:0 in the series.
???? Okay, let’s follow the penalty shootout. Still, for the sake of football, we gathered today.
???? And who will shoot in the penalty shootout at all? VAR continues to check – there will be more deletions.
???? So, let’s go red! Nicholson, Barrios, Sobolev, Rodrigao, Malcolm, Selikhov (who generally sat on the bench for the entire match).
❗ And it all started with a clash between Barrios and Promes. We have not seen this since the famous Saturn-CSKA match.
???? Moskalev distributes red cards, but we have yet to figure out exactly who the referee sent off.
???? Fight at Zenit and Spartak!
What a gesture! Moskalev gave the final whistle, and it began! Rodrigao flew with his feet at Nicholson, Sobolev came running! A real fistfight in which everyone seems to be involved!
Photo: http://spartak.com
⚠️ Barrios snooz Nicholsona not jyotyu.
???? Substitutions for the penalty shootout.
At Spartak, Zorin and Zinkovsky came out instead of Prutsev and Rybus.
At Zenit, Bakaev replaced Chistyakov.
✋ Mantouan shot from afar, but Maksimenko was on the spot.
5️⃣ Five minutes added Moskalev.
⚡ How lucky Spartak is! Litvinov “cut” the ball, Mostovoy worked under the left and missed the ball!
???? Everything is in order with Prutsev, he is in the game.
⚠️ And Erokhin also got a yellow card for this episode.
???? Prutsev fell very unpleasantly after the fight with Erokhin. Doctors on the field.
⚠️ Yellow Rybusu. Too frankly flunked Kuzyaev.
❌ Mostovoy fell completely unrealistically in Spartak’s penalty area. Moskalev ignored the moment.
⚡ Nicholson seated Chistyakov on the ass and hit it! And still the blow was covered.
???? Semak removes two Brazilians from the game! Instead of Malcolm and Claudinho, Erokhin and Mantuan came out.
⚡ Spartak’s sharpest attack! And again he beat Nicholson, but this time with his foot. As a result, the red-whites earned a corner.
❗ Spartak has a moment! Nicholson after filing struck his head on target.
???? At Spartak, meanwhile, Rasskazov is replacing Klassen.
⚡ Zenit has a moment! Claudinho hung, Mostovoy jumped out from behind Klassen and struck his head from a few meters! Above.
⚠️ Kuzyaev and Zobnin also received a yellow card for being too emotional. Heat!
???? Brawl! Nicholson and Rodrigao began to push, and Moskalev immediately showed the yellow Shamara.
❌ And now a long-range blow from Mostovoy. Past.
❗ “Spartak” suddenly ran into the attack. And immediately Nicholson in the spotlight, but the scoring chance did not happen.
???? And now Spartak has a replacement. Sobolev did not impress today – Nicholson will play instead.
⚡ Barrios shot from outside the penalty area! The defender stood up just in time.
⚠️ Spartak will have the whole team on yellow at such a pace! Now Klassen has been penalized for a foul on Claudinho.
❗ Maksimenko played uncertainly at the exit! Everything is more dangerous and more dangerous at the gates of Spartak.
⚠️ Prutsev was shown a delayed yellow card. For grabbing Mostovoy by the T-shirt.
???? Substitution at Zenit: Mostovoy came out instead of Karavaev.
❗ Moment at Wendel! Maksimenko dragged from the far corner.
⚠️ And now yellow, but for the player. Jikia fouled to prevent a counterattack from Zenit.
Abascal was left without an assistant
???? Abascal’s assistant has been removed! Sliskovic is no longer on the bench.
???? Meanwhile, Zobnin got hit hard after Wendel’s go-ahead!
❗ Answer “Spartacus”! Sobolev was in a good position, but shot very badly.
???? It turns out that Malcolm was offside, so the goal would not have been counted anyway.
???? Zenit have a scoring chance! Malcolm hit on goal from a few meters – right in Maksimenko.
⚡ And now this is the moment! Malcolm launched his trademark sweeping shot into the far nine. It was very close.
???? “Zenith” laid siege to the gates of “Spartak”, but in no way can bring the matter to a blow.
▶️ Second half, let’s go!
???? Zenit has a half-time substitution: Cassierra instead of Sergeev.
⏸️ Moskalev did not add anything to the first half! Break.
⛔ Claudinho fell and demanded a yellow card for Zobnin! It is interesting how Moskalev relates to such conversations.
❗ First moment in a few minutes! Malcolm almost jumped out on Maksimenko, but the goalkeeper came out of the gate in time and took the ball.
???? The game has calmed down, but for sure something interesting will happen before the break.
???? “Spartak” came to someone else’s half of the field and owns the ball there! You rarely see this.
???? Claudinho on the lawn! And with might and main appeals to Moskalev! Khlusevich met the Brazilian hard, but for today’s game this is already the norm.
???? Worst shot in this match from Promes. Maximum past.
???? Semak is running out of patience! Douglas Santos has now been shot down, and the Zenit coach demands punishment.
???????? Wendel and Klassen are hacked now! The Brazilian demands a yellow card, but Moskalev is calm.
❗ Long-range strike from Zobnin! A ball flew over the crossbar a couple of meters away.
✋ “Spartak” finally moved to someone else’s half of the field and even reached the gate, but there was no danger here.
???? Rybus fouled Malcom so much that he almost got injured.
???? Presses “Zenith”! Spartak has not been attacking for several minutes, and even the center of the field has not crossed.
???? Yes, after all, Zenit plays the first number. The ball is mostly in the hands of the hosts.
???? And now Zobnin rudely demolished Kuzyaev. We have a lot of fouls.
⚡ A dangerous cross at the Spartak goal, and then a long-range shot, but into the hands of Maksimenko! “Zenith” is slowly taking the initiative.
❗ Kuzyaev ran away promisingly, but fell right in front of the penalty area. Moskalev did not believe that there was a foul.
???? Rougher and rougher game with us! Sobolev got it again from Rodrigao, and a few seconds later they demolished Malcolm.
❗ Spartak carried out a nice attack. Prutsev broke through and crossed from the right half-flank, but Rybus is clearly not the best in heading.
???????? And we already have a major confrontation. Rodrigao plays very tight and tough against Sobolev.
???? And here is the first foul! Denisov flew hard into Kuzyaev. But without yellow.
ℹ️ By the way, if you missed it, the referees also had a replacement before the match. Karasev was supposed to work, but he fell ill, so Moskalev is judging today.
???? Spartak kicked the ball and immediately went forward. But so far the pace is not very high.
▶️ Zenit vs Spartak match has started! Looking forward to top football.
???? The match hasn’t started yet, but Spartak already has a substitution! Maslov, it seems, was damaged, so Rybus is the basis.
???? And here is the match protocol. We study the ingredients.
“Zenith”: Ivan, Karavaev, Chistyakov, Rodrigao, Santos, Barrios, Wendel, Kuzyaev, Claudinho, Malcolm, Sergeev.
“Spartacus”: Maksimenko, Khlusevich, Maslov, Litvinov, Jikia, Klassen, Prutsev, Denisov, Zobnin, Promes, Sobolev.
???? There is already a New Year mood in St. Petersburg. Will it stay after the match?
Lineups will appear any minute.
???? For Dmitry Radchenko, both teams are not strangers. Today he faces dilemmas “what to watch?” not worth it.
Dmitry Radchenko
former striker of Zenit and Spartak
“Of course, I will watch Zenit – Spartak, and not the World Cup match Belgium – Morocco. This is the ultimate match! Last game before a long pause. I hope it will turn out to be very interesting, because Zenit must win big, score four goals in order to take first place. Therefore, I am very interested in how Semak will build the game.
Spartacists are also already at the stadium. We tried the field – they seemed to be satisfied.
???? Champions are already in place. Less than an hour until the match!
???? By the way, today is the anniversary of the Zenith legend. In words, the club has already congratulated Alexander. Will you enjoy the game?
???? Bright match poster from Zenit SMM.
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Where to watch the match “Zenith” – “Spartak”
???? Live broadcast of the Zenit-Spartak match is scheduled on the Match TV channel. The beginning is at 15:30 Moscow time. The World Championship will temporarily have to move to the cable channels of the sub-holding.