| Lokomotiv goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov did not accept defeat The second round of the Russian Football Championship was marked by the defeat of the winner of the last championship, Lokomotiv Moscow. Yuri Semin's team lost to Zenit, with whom Czech coach Vlastiml Petrzhela works. It seems that one of the highest paid coaches in the Premier League (Petzela's contract provides for an annual salary of 12 million Czech crowns - $375 thousand) is more than earning that money.
Zenit is attracting special attention this season. The St. Petersburg experiment, during which a Czech specialist was invited to the team, was declared a failure by some, while others, on the contrary, predicted a great future for the team from the banks of the Neva. And now the skeptics are put to shame. Zenit, which beat Saturn - REN TV, which had significantly strengthened in the last off-season in the opening round, confirmed with a resounding victory over Lokomotiv that its success was not a coincidence. It is noteworthy that luck accompanies Zenit largely due to the precise implementation of coaching instructions and the desire to fight. You need to see how the Czech legionnaires, generally of an average level, whom Petrzhela brought with him, fight for every centimeter of the field. And the rest of the team players are trying to keep up with their Czech comrades, working to the fullest. This is how, by the way, Zenit’s defensive midfielder Katulsky also revealed himself, who was even invited to the Russian national team.
It seemed that Lokomotiv did not expect to meet such an unyielding opponent. How else can one explain the nervous behavior of the Russian champions, who constantly broke the rules even in simple situations. And the behavior of goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov, who after the match started to fight with Petrzhela’s assistant, is completely incomprehensible. The refereeing team forcibly pulled the massive goalkeeper away from the guest bench.
After two rounds, the standings are headed by Zenit and its affiliated CSKA. Meeting away with Rotor, from the first minutes the army team decided to let the Volga team know who was really boss on the field, and, immediately scoring two goals, they noticeably calmed down. Here CSKA goalkeeper Veniamin Mandrykin had to prove the legitimacy of his invitation to the Russian national team. And if not for his successful game, it is likely that the second round of the championship would have been marked by another sensation.
Russian Championship. 2nd round. Lokomotiv - Zenit - 1:2, Chernomorets - Uralan - 1:1, Rubin - Torpedo-Metallurg - 1:0, Rotor - CSKA -- 1:2, "Dynamo" -- "Wings of the Soviets" -- 2:1, "Rostov" -- "Shinnik" -- 1:1, "Saturn -- REN TV" -- "Torpedo" -- 2 :0, “Spartak” – “Spartak – Alania” – 1:2. Andrey VDOVIN |
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