Zenit - Spartak. The best moments of the match (02.10.2016)
In the restless anticipation of the Russian Clasico, which will attract millions of looks on Sunday, Soccer.ru plunges into the nostalgia of the principled confrontation between Zenit and Spartak, recalling the top ten best matches new century.
October 27, 2001. Spartak - Zenit (Romantsev vsMorozov) – 3:1
goals: Titov, 25; Baranov, 27; Parfenov, 53 (penalty) - Arshavin, 3.
In the last three seasons, Spartak and Zenit always held one of their meetings in September, and the Red-Whites have never managed to win, but in October the Muscovites have not lost to St. Petersburg for 45 years. An important victory came in 2001, when Zenit was Spartak's main rival for the championship and had to win at Luzhniki to keep hopes of the title alive. The guests started strong, and Andrei Arshavin scored already in the 3rd minute, but in the middle of the half, Titov and Baranov scored a goal, and after the break, Parfyonov converted a penalty. Having beaten the pursuer a round before the end of the championship, Spartak became inaccessible and marked the sixth championship in a row after the match with Zenit.
July 10, 2002. Spartak - Zenit (Romantsev vs Biryukov) - 4:3
goals: Beschastnykh, 51, 58; Kebe, 64; Sychev, 69 - Kerzhakov, 5, 60; Arshavin, 47.
The following season, Spartak left Olympus, as it turned out - for a very long time, and Zenit also dropped to 10th place in the standings, but a face-to-face meeting of irreconcilable opponents became the decoration of the entire championship. It is curious that Mikhail Biryukov led the St. Petersburg team in that meeting, five days before the game in Moscow, he became acting after the resignation of Yuri Morozov. Zenit led with a two-goal lead, Beschastnykh equalized, but Kerzhakov put his team ahead again, but goals from Kebe and young Sychev tipped the scales in favor of the Red-Whites. This match remained the richest in goals in the Russian era of confrontation between the two capitals until the April meeting, in which Zenit won 5: 2, and the record of goals was repeated.
May 1, 2004. Spartak - Zenit (Skala vs Petrzhela) - 0:3
goals: Kerzhakov, 37; Spivak, 49; Arshavin, 60.
Recently Zenit got used to the status of the favorite in matches with Spartak, but a dozen years ago the victory over the red-whites became a big event for all fans of the blue-white-blues. The team of Vlastimil Petrzhela not only won against the Muscovites, but achieved crushing victory, and even outside. A welcome gift to all of St. Petersburg on May Day!
April 30, 2006. Zenit - Spartak (Petrjela vs Fedotov) - 1:4
goals: Kovalchuk, 3 (own goal) - Pavlyuchenko, 35; Pyanovich, 46, 73; Bazhenov, 75.
It's funny that in 2004 Spartak gave a holiday to Peter, and two years later spoiled the mood on the eve of May Day. Three days before the match with Zenit, the coach in the Moscow club changed: Vladimir Fedotov became acting after the departure of Alexander Starkov. And in the very first match under the leadership of Vladimir Grigorievich, the Red-Whites played with inspiration! But they were the first to concede in the opening, moreover, due to an own goal by Sergei Kovalchuk, but then the Spartak team scored exclusively at the right goal, bringing it to a rout.
July 21, 2007. Spartak - Zenit (Cherchesov vsLawyer) – 3:1
goals: Pavlyuchenko, 28, 61 (penalty); Bazhenov, 83 - Arshavin, 45.
From August 21, 2004 to November 22, 2008, Zenit could not get the better of Spartak. The series stretched for more than four years, but the "blue-white-blues", despite two defeats with the same score of 1:3 in the 2007 season, still took the championship, for which they fought with Spartak. The Moscow match, full of events, turned out to be memorable. There are not only four goals, one of which Bazhenov scored with his hand, but also 12 mustard plasters, as well as the removal of Vyacheslav Malafeev for a foul of last hope against the former and future Zenit player Bystrov. And in this match, Sergey Parshivlyuk made his debut for Spartak.
May 6, 2012 Zenit - Spartak (Spalletti vs Karpin) - 2:3
goals: Kerzhakov, 23; Semak, 82 (penalty) - Bilyaletdinov, 70; Emenike, 84; Carioca, 89.
Surely, Zenit fans liked the first meeting of the long transitional championship with Spartak, when the Muscovites were destroyed at Petrovsky with a score of 3: 0, but from the point of view of dramaturgy, the date in the penultimate round is more valuable. The Blue-White-Blues have already secured the title, while Valery Karpin's team fought for second place, qualifying for the Champions League, and eventually achieved their goal largely thanks to a strong-willed victory over the champion. It was hard to believe in such an outcome when Sergei Semak put Zenit ahead ten minutes before the final whistle, converting a penalty. True, Emenike immediately equalized and saw a red card in front of him - the referee recognized his gesture as insulting and provocative. All the more epic is the victory of the Red-Whites, pulled out in the minority and thanks to the goal of Rafael Carioca, who had flatly refused to score in Russia before.
August 11, 2012. Zenit - Spartak (Spalletti vs Emery) – 5:0
goals: Kanunnikov, 15; Bystrov, 52; Shirokov, 61; Fayzulin, 67, 88.
Literally three months after that victory, Spartak again came to Petrovsky, already with a new coach - Unai Emery, under whose leadership the Muscovites started the season confidently. Nothing foreshadowed such a catastrophe, so the defeat of the "red-whites" in five goals was really shocking, and if not for the brilliant actions of Dikan (when else can you say that about a goalkeeper who conceded half a dozen goals?), everything could have ended even sadder. However, with the score 2:0, Spartak had a chance to return to the game, but Diniyar Bilyaletdinov did not convert a penalty, and Zenit ran into the attack and scored the third goal. The guest song was sung, and the rough game of Aiden McGeady, who was awarded a direct red card, was a confirmation of the impotence of the Emery team, which lost on all counts.
September 28, 2013. Zenit - Spartak (Spalletti vs Karpin) – 4:2
goals: Kerzhakov, 20; Hulk, 69; Shatov, 81; Danny, 85 - Chelstrom, 29; Movsisyan, 70.
One of the most beautiful and high-quality matches of the Russian Championship in my memory. The game turned out to be so exciting that after the game the impressed fans of Spartak and Zenit instead of the traditional squabble congratulated each other on beautiful football. Pitertsy went ahead twice, but the Spartacists had counterarguments, but the goals of Shatov and Danny in the end remained unanswered.
November 10, 2013. Spartak - Zenit (Karpin vsSpalletti) – 4:2
goals: Movsisyan, 33, 44, 48; Glushakov, 83 - Kerzhakov, 6; Hulk, 64.
A month and a half later, Spartak responded symmetrically to Zenit, winning at home with that score 4:2, but in what the Moscow match was exactly inferior to the St. Petersburg one, it was in the entourage. The game was played in empty stands, the fans could only enjoy this spectacle on TV. And there was something to see! The guests quickly opened the scoring and could have easily scored two or three more goals in the opening, and Artem Rebrov parried the Hulk's penalty. But then Yura Movsisyan took the floor, scoring a hat-trick. Karpin's team was not even embarrassed by the Brazilian's deadly free-kick, because in the end Denis Glushakov, having circled half the opponents' team on the way to the goal, set the final score.
April 16, 2016. Zenit - Spartak (Villas-Boas vs Alenichev) - 5:2
goals: Witsel, 15; Hulk, 46; Dzyuba, 65; Mauricio, 73; Garcia, 87 - Popov, 10; Glushakov, 21.
Finally, about the most recent meeting between Spartak and Zenit, which ended in the defeat of the Muscovites and pushed Dmitry Alenichev into a series of organizational conclusions. In particular, after this game were excluded from main team Parshivlyuk and Granat, that is, Sergey's career in his native club, passed between two significant matches for him against Zenit. The Red-Whites started briskly, took the lead twice in the first half, but Hulk's goal broke the guests right after the break. After that, only the "blue-white-blue" scored, which inflicted a uniform defeat on the principled opponent. Did not forget to score and Dziuba, who in both matches hit the gate of the former club. Almost three years have passed since the last victory of Spartak over Zenit. Hulk played a big role in the latest results, scoring in six out of seven meetings against the Red-Whites (the seventh ended in a goalless draw). It is also curious that in both matches at Petrovsky, where the Muscovites conceded five goals each, Dmitry Kombarov did not take part, who is on the field tomorrow due to damage to the muscles of the back of the thigh. Compared with previous meeting both clubs have new coaches, who will be lucky in the first Russian Clasico for both clubs - Lucescu or Carrera?
This match, even a couple of years ago, when Spartak was more associated with jokes about the championship than with something serious, would still have aroused great interest. Today it's really the main RFPL match and, no matter how trite, a truly entertaining derby between the two capitals. Match "Zenith" - "Spartak" will be held on October 2, buy tickets you can on the official website of St. Petersburg football club. This time the intrigue revolves not only around the principled confrontation - the fact is that the clubs are really fighting for the top line standings championship of Russia.
Zenit - Spartak: when do they play?
Spartak is in an unusual first place, having 19 points after eight rounds. In second place is CSKA with 18 points, followed by Zenit with 16 points. The army team meets with Ufa and is unlikely to lose points, so both red-white and blue-white-blue must score points in order not to let go of a competitor in the fight for gold.
Spartak, after a quick start in the Czech Republic, slowed down a bit, lost in the cup to SKA Khabarovsk, and in the last round lost just to Ufa. Zenit, on the contrary, scored a terrific move. Suffice it to say that St. Petersburg became the most productive team in Europe in September, scoring 25 goals in six matches! Even Borussia Dortmund scored just 22 goals, while Barcelona were four goals behind. Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola at the helm, is far behind with 18 goals. It got to the point that experts give advances to Mircea Lucescu's team and write it down as a favorite in the Europa League. Maybe that's the way it is, but, frankly, it's too early to judge, it's only September.
In the Cup of Russia, "Zenith", unlike "Spartak", went to the 1/8 finals, where on October 26 they will meet with the Makhachkala "Anji".
Zenit - Spartak. Video review
The score of the match "Zenith" - "Spartak" October 2, 2016 - 4:2 in favor of St. Petersburg. The meetings between these teams have been very productive lately. For example, last season, the wards of the then Andre Villas-Boas defeated the wards of the then Dmitry Alenichev in their field with a score of 5:2. This season, the initial positions of the Muscovites looked solid: Massimo Carrera managed to bring all the lines of Spartak into some kind of order, and the Muscovites approached the game in the status of championship leaders. True, a round before the reporting meeting, Spartak unexpectedly lost to Ufa with a score of 0:1. Zenit, on the other hand, overcame painful adaptation to the game without the Hulk and to the requirements of Mircea Lucescu. On Petersburg team Now it's a pleasure to watch - in the Russian Championship, Zenit goes undefeated, in the Europa League, St. Petersburg looks like one of the favorites of the tournament. And so these two teams met.
Zenit - Spartak October 2, 2016. Result
How did Zenit and Spartak play? Yesterday, in the metro and on the streets of St. Petersburg, one could repeatedly hear this question. Domenico Criscito opened the scoring in the twentieth minute - the Italian converted a penalty. However, after eight minutes, the Italian defender of Spartak Salvatore Bocchetti took advantage of Yuri Lodygin's mistake and equalized the scores. St. Petersburg again took the lead in the thirty-third minute - their word former team said Artem Dziuba. But after four minutes, Lodygin made a mistake again, which Ze Luis took advantage of. After the break, only St. Petersburg players soloed on the field - first, Axel Witsel converted a one-on-one, and then the referee appointed another penalty kick, which was already converted by Giuliano. Thus, Zenit has nineteen points, and this figure is equal to Spartak's. After the game, the Red-Whites were very dissatisfied with the refereeing (for some reason, Spartak's press officer Leonid Trakhtenberg was especially nervous), but we have to admit that the football shown by Zenit was simply better.
Saint Petersburg. Stadium "Petrovsky". 20,000 spectators.
Referee: S. Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don).
Spartak and Zenit approached the central game of the tour in different ways. psychological state. The red-and-whites flew to St. Petersburg after two defeats - in the Cup and the national championship. The hosts were expecting a rival of principle for them after a major European Cup victory over the Dutch AZ. It is clear that the mood in the Zenit camp was much better. Our team, unfortunately, lost Dmitry Kombarov due to an injury. In his absence, Massimo Carrera was forced to rebuild the defense. Yeshchenko, who recovered from injury, moved to the left flank (he played in this position many times in his previous clubs), and Mauricio again settled on the right. Our Italian coach logically decided not to touch the center of defense.
Spartacus started the meeting in a businesslike way. The Red-Whites had good ball control and were the first to score two shots on goal - alas, Glushakov and Popov lacked accuracy. And on the 16th minute, we ourselves, as they say out of the blue, “brought” a dangerous moment; it's good that Rebrov jumped out of the gate in time - and Witsel's shot hit the post. However, for the next mistake, the opponent has already punished us with a goal: Dzyuba won the fight against Kutepov, gave a dangerous pass to the center of the penalty area, where Yeshchenko went into the tackle and unintentionally touched the ball with his hand. The penalty was confidently converted by Krishito.
But this absurdity did not break the Muscovites. Our scoring answer came in the 28th minute. Promes insidiously completed a penalty kick from thirty meters, Lodygin hit the ball in front of him, and Bocchetti, who came running, played like a real center forward, finishing off the ball into the net.
The Spartacists seem to have restored the status quo, but then quickly crossed out all efforts by their own mistake. The long-suffering Kutepov allowed Mack to shoot freely along the gate, and Dziuba, in the fight from close range, closed the transmission of the Slovak. But after that, the attacking swing continued. Ours played a corner, Popov filed, and Zé Luis, in his trademark style, outweighing everyone in the air, neatly put the ball into the corner with his head. 2:2 - expectedly productive football.
With a draw, the referee again took us, which was very reminiscent of the match in St. Petersburg last season. He interpreted the same episodes in completely different ways. The Spartacists run away to the counterattack, Ivanov stops it and turns the game in the other direction, showing the “yellow card” to the team captain Glushakov for his fair words on this episode. In the middle of the second half, Neto at the penalty line fills up Ze Luis with his hand - the referee's whistle fixes a violation of the rules on the part of ... the Spartak forward. Finally, the climax. Promes runs away from Krishito, he frankly knocks down our Dutchman, already having one yellow card. No removal, and even an obvious foul on the part of the Italian referee did not see! In response, the Petrograders earn a penalty with a similar foul ... But that was a little later.
And we conceded the third goal because of a collective mistake of our defense. In the 61st minute, Giuliano opened it with a penetrating pass, and Witsel managed to push the ball into the near corner. Our large forces rushed forward - to recoup - and once missed a counterattack; it’s good that Yusupov didn’t hit the near corner. Then Jano and Ze Luis had two chances. Alas, the ball did not hit Lodygin's goal. And then there was that same foul by Criscito against Promes, after which, instead of a possible 3:3, the score became 4:2 in favor of Zenit. The hosts converted a penalty, which could very well not have happened if the referee determined the violation of the rules in the episode with Quincy ...
Petersburg "Zenith" defeated Moscow "Spartak" in the home meeting of the ninth round of the RFPL championship.
Zenit (St. Petersburg) - Spartak (Moscow) - 4:2
Goals: Krishito, 20 (1:0, pen); Bocchetti, 28 (1:1); Dziuba, 33 (2:1); Ze Luis, 37 (2:2); Witsel, 61 (3:2); Juliano, 87 (4:2, pen).
Warnings: Krishito, 31; Dzyuba, 34; No, 90 - Ze Luis, 31; Glushakov, 49; Bocchetti, 54; Yeshchenko, 86.
Zenit under the leadership of Mircea Lucescu looks really impressive today. In European competitions, the blue-white-blues score five goals per match against the opponents, and in the domestic championship, the Petersburgers were prevented from climbing to the top only by the instability of the goalkeeper's position and the rare mistakes of their own defenders. However, today at the Petrovsky stadium, Lucescu's wards got a chance to beat their principal opponent and take away his sole leadership in RFPL championship. Zenit was in a wonderful mood for this - a few days earlier, the Dutch AZ had been destroyed by the blue-white-blue footballers in the Europa League. The fans expected that the fate of the guests from the land of tulips would befall the team of Massimo Carrera.
For Spartak, today was the main chance to show their championship ambitions. The team needed a powerful impetus like air in the fight for coveted trophy, considering that in two recent matches Carrera's wards could not score a single goal to provincial teams, simultaneously flying out of the Russian Cup.
Goalkeeper Artem Rebrov appeared in the red-and-whites for the crucial match from the first minutes. Ilya Kutepov, Andrey Yeshchenko, Mauricio and Salvatore Bocchetti helped their goalkeeper in defense. Denis Glushakov, Quincy Promes, Fernando, Ivelin Popov and Roman Zobnin came out in the center of the field. Ze Luis worked in the attack.
Mircea Lucescu in starting lineup included goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin, defenders Igor Smolnikov, Luis Neto, Domenico Criscito and Yuri Zhirkov. Javi Garcia, Giuliano, Axel Witsel and Robert Mak appeared in midfield. The roles of the forwards went to Artem Dziuba and Alexander Kokorin. Oleg Shatov, the author of one of the goals against AZ, did not get into the application due to injury.
By pair
At the beginning of the meeting wards Carrera looked more cheerful. Red and white managed to press the home team to their own penalty area and strike. First, Glushakov fired past from a good position, and then Promes hung in the center of the penalty area on Popov, only the midfielder hit his head higher.
After the first 15 minutes, Zenit woke up and created a really dangerous moment. Witsel, who did not go to Juventus last summer, burst into the penalty area of Spartak and did everything, but the ball hit the post and flew off the field. A few moments later, the blue-white-blue managed to earn a penalty. After Dzyuba's cross on Giuliano, Yeshchenko picked up the ball in a tackle with his hand, and the referee pointed to the spot. The 11-meter shot was performed by Krishito, who converted the standard from the bar.
Spartak responded fairly quickly. Promes punched a free kick from 35 meters and it seemed that this did not pose a real threat if it were not for Lodygin at the Zenit goal. The goalkeeper clumsily beat off the projectile in front of him, and Bocchetti was the first to finish.
The blue-white-blues were able to take the lead again in the 34th minute. Mack broke through the flank and shot, and in the confusion Dziuba pushed the projectile into the net. It seemed that now Zenit would be more careful to the advantage, but Spartak had a different opinion. Zé Luis responded to a riding pass and dropped the ball into a corner.
Twice Yeshchenko
Immediately after the break, Dzyuba could have scored, but Bocchetti knocked the ball out in time, preventing another goal from taking place. In the 56th minute, Zenit came up with a third goal against Rebrov, but did it from offside - Witsel scored. However, it was the Belgian who managed to celebrate the winning goal. After Giuliano's masterful pass in the 61st minute, the midfielder put the projectile into the near corner, disappointing the red-and-whites, who were rushing to win.
In the future, Lucescu decided to rebuild his team's tactics and released Artur Yusupov instead of Mack. The Russian midfielder had a great moment almost immediately after the release, but for some reason he decided not to hit the target.
The replacement of Carrera could also work - he let Jano into battle, removing Popov from the field. The Georgian footballer skillfully twisted Lodygin's goal into the frame in the 83rd minute. It seemed that the goalkeeper would not pull, but this time the first issue of Zenit managed to help out.
Closer to the end of the match, Yeshchenko earned another penalty from his own net. The defender cut down Kokorin in the penalty area and deprived his team of chances for a draw. The 11-meter was famously performed by Giuliano, showing an outstanding performance for his new club.
Zenit scored 19 points in nine rounds and caught up in this indicator with Spartak, the leader to this day. CSKA, which plays later with Rostov, can overtake its principal rivals today.
