“Bulls” in sixth place, “leopards” – in seventh in the standings of the Russian Premier League

FC Krasnodar won the third victory of the season, FC Sochi played in a dramatic match.

Drank a lot, played dry

“Bulls” took home in the sixth round of the Russian Premier League “Orenburg”. The match took place on a fairly hot day, which could not but affect the nature of the fight. The players had to stop often to quench their thirst. Despite the holidays and not the brightest sign of the match, 21,348 spectators came to the stadium.

In this game, the “citizens” got Cayo at the start, which, of course, made the defense of the hosts more reliable. The Brazilian missed the previous five matches due to injury.

Krasnodar immediately began to attack the opponent. In the fifth minute of the match, Eduard Spertsyan received the ball on the border of the guest’s penalty area, shot sharply on goal, but Evgeny Goshev was able to repel this blow. “Orenburg” answered immediately. After a cross from a corner, Oleksandr Pavlovets shot through himself in the fall, and even being with his back to the goal. If not for the reaction of Matvey Safonov, the ball would have flown into the left corner of the goal. In general, “Orenburg” often snapped, created danger at the standards, beat from long distances. In general, the teams played the beginning of the match on an equal footing.

At the 28th minute of the meeting, Aleksey Ionov went down the left flank alone, moved to the penalty area and there completely unhindered spun the ball into the far post – 1: 0. After the goal scored, the “black-greens” began to act even more actively. But even then Orenburg found something to answer. In the 34th minute of the match, Jimmy Marin handled the ball in the center of the penalty area, and then hit hard on goal in the right corner. Only Safonov’s dexterity saved Krasnodar from a goal. Two minutes later, Marin again shot into the near corner, the ball hit Safonov. At the end of the first half, the hosts did not act so convincingly. Only at the last minute Nikita Krivtsov could have scored, but he hit close to the post.

During the break, Vyacheslav Litvinov replaced Kayo. The teams continued to exchange dangerous moments. So, in the 50th minute of the match, Brian Mansilla, having quickly handled the ball in the penalty area, shot under the post into the right corner. Safonov parried the blow in a jump. And seven minutes later the Argentine striker was sent off. He received a second red card for pushing Litvinov. Naturally, in such a situation, Krasnodar completely began to dominate the field. First, Ionov spun the ball in the penalty area next to the post. In the 66th minute, Spertsyan walked through the center, passed to John Cordoba, the Colombian beat the goalkeeper of Orenburg, who ran out to meet him, stopped, thereby allowing Pavlovets to run forward, and then sent the ball into the goal – 2: 0. This ball became for striker “citizens” the first of the season.

The guests, acting in the minority, could only respond with distant crosses into the penalty area, but this did not create any danger for the “bulls”. In the last ten minutes, the hosts were in no hurry at all, but calmly brought the match to the end. In the last minutes of the meeting, the game stopped altogether. This victory was the third for the team of Alexander Storozhuk in the season. After six rounds, “Krasnodar” with eleven points placed in sixth place in the standings.

Before the game, Krasnodar loaned Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov to Hapoel. The pupil of the “bulls” will continue the 2022/23 season in the Israeli club. The lease expires on June 15, 2023. According to Israeli media, Suleymanov will earn three hundred thousand euros per season. Hapoel will pay 100-150 thousand euros for the loan of Suleymanov. Domestic sports publications report that the loan agreement provides for the option to buy the player for 1.3 million euros. Considering how the player started the season at Krasnodar, a loan in Israel is the best option for both Suleimanov and the Black and Greens.

In the meantime, the rivals of the “citizens” in the Cup of Russia became known. According to the results of the draw, the “bulls” will meet in the group stage with Lokomotiv Moscow, Pari Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod and Khimki near Moscow. All teams will play each other twice – at home and away. The clubs that take the first two places in the groups will get into the playoffs of the Russian Premier League Paths. Teams from the third places will play in the playoffs “Path of Regions”. Match dates and times will be determined at a later date.

And escaped, and missed the victory

“Barsy” played in the sixth round away from “Rostov”. Both teams immediately began to exchange double-edged attacks, but the hosts looked preferable. So, already in the fourth minute, the “resorters” were saved by the bar. Then Daniil Utkin from the corner of the field made a pitch into the Sochi penalty area, Maxim Osipenko won the top and cut the ball with his head. In the 25th minute, Artem Meshchaninov grabbed Nikolai Komlichenko by the shirt in his own penalty area. The defender received a yellow card, and the referee Vladislav Bezborodov awarded a penalty. Komlichenko struck from the spot. After his hit, the ball flew down almost to the center of the gate. Denis Adamov caught the projectile. Immediately after that, Dmitry Poloz from the corner of the field made a canopy to the goalkeeper’s line, Osipenko hit his head without a jump. If it were not for the safety net of the goalkeeper on the goal line by Nikita Burmistrov, the goal would have been inevitable.

At the 44th minute, Bezborodov appointed a penalty already against Rostov. The reason was the clash between Evgeny Chernov and Vanya Drkusic, during which the defender of “Rostov” inaccurately played with his elbow, hitting the Slovenian in the face. Christian Noboa took the hit from the “point”. The Ecuadorian sent the ball into the top corner of the goal and thus, a minute before the end of the first half, brought the guests ahead. For Noboa, this penalty was the third successfully realized in the season.

After the break, the Sochi team began to create dangerous chances at the opponent’s goal. Georgy Melkadze and Vladislav Sarveli could score a goal. Valery Karpin made a triple substitution in the 62nd minute. It did not help on the move, in the 69th minute Sochi again celebrated a goal. Artur Yusupov received the ball in the Rostov penalty area, Danil Glebov avoided a tackle, and then shot into the far top corner – 2: 0.

It would seem that victory is already in the pocket of Sochi, but Rostov continued to fight to the end. At the 83rd minute of the match, Stepan Melnikov ran to the opponent’s penalty area, then shot. The ball, after a rebound from the leg of the defender of the “leopards”, flew into the upper corner of the goal. And in the second minute of added time of the match, Komlichenko equalized the score. An accurate serve by Daniil Utkin into Adamov’s penalty area allowed the striker to hit the back of the head after a horseback fight. The ball hit Meshchaninov’s chest and flew into the goal from it – 2: 2.

Immediately after that, Viktor Melekhin received a second yellow card for a foul on Melkadze. And then Timofey Margasov knocked out Denis Terentyev in the penalty area of ​​the “resorts”. The referee again pointed to the “point”. This time, Utkin volunteered to take the penalty. The midfielder hit the post, Komlichenko managed to finish off, but Adamov again saved the team. The amazing duel has come to an end.

The draw allowed Sochi to drop to seventh place in the standings after the sixth round with ten points. Thus, Barsy practically changed places with Krasnodar, losing the lead to the second team from the Krasnodar Territory. Now Vadim Garanin’s team is waiting for a home game against Khimki.

Sochi also recognized the rivals in the group stage of the Russian Cup. Southerners will play against CSKA, Ural and Torpedo. The date and time of the matches will be determined later.