CSKA showed non-winter football – Sport – Kommersant

Regular matches took place in the playoffs of the Fonbet Cup of Russia. In the so-called upper bracket of the tournament, which included the clubs that were selected according to the results of the group round of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Krylya Sovetov defeated Dynamo at home – 2: 1, and CSKA defeated Krasnodar – 3: 0.

After Lokomotiv and Spartak (0:1), as well as Rostov and Ural (1:1) played the first matches in the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup the day before, four more representatives of the play-off upper bracket joined the fight , which, we recall, according to the regulations, do not leave the tournament in case of defeat, and according to the double elimination system, they will get a second chance already in the lower bracket. Probably, the confrontation between CSKA and Krasnodar deserved special attention, but there was intrigue in the Krylya Sovetov-Dynamo pair.

Moreover, Samarans made some noise in the off-season. Yes, they lost Sergey Pinyaev and Maxim Glushenkov, having sold their leaders to Lokomotiv, but at the same time they acquired nominally the best scorer of the first part of the Russian Championship in Orenburg, Vladimir Sychevy, who changed not only the club. The striker took the name of his stepfather, and now he is Pisarsky. The Wings also signed a curious Argentine Benjamin Garre, who has a Manchester City school behind him and even several appearances for the main team in one of the pre-season tournaments.

Dynamo did not make a mark on the transfer market, but retained all the players, including Arsen Zakharyan, who was aggressively matched with the Turkish Galatasaray. And at first, the white-and-blues looked somehow more playful than the home team, although, of course, frosty weather caused discomfort to both of them, especially in contrast to the conditions that they had at the training camp in warm regions. But Samarans gradually got involved in the game. Both teams had good scoring chances, however the first half ended in a 0-0 draw.

But immediately after the break, the Wings managed a brilliant counterattack with a two-on-one in its final phase, and Pisarsky opened the personal account in the first official match for the new club. Participated in this combination and Garre. Then the Argentinean did everything to ensure that Pisarsky scored a double, but the striker blurred the blow. As a result, the wards of Igor Osinkin did not keep the minimum advantage. The substitutions of Muscovites’ head coach Slavisha Jokanovich worked, and in the 80th minute Konstantin Tyukavin scored from Yaroslav Gladyshev’s pass. However, the bench also helped the hosts. In the 88th minute, the victory was brought to them by Alexander Zuev, who moved from Khimki, and was assisted by another newcomer, ex-Spartak player Nikolai Rasskazov.

Before the first match between CSKA and Krasnodar, it was not entirely clear what state the army team was in now, preparing for the resumption of the season away from prying eyes. Unless the result of the recent control sparring with Dynamo spoke in their favor – 2:1. But the Kuban team, which is now led by the Serbian specialist Vladimir Ivic, appeared at the representative RPL Winter Cup and generally made a positive impression. There they defeated Sochi (1:0) with Rostov (4:0) and only with Spartak they played not so hot (0:4). Immediately joined the main team and the recruits of the club – the central defender Junior Alonso, midfielder Cadi Borgis and striker Moses Cobnan David.

CSKA, which continued to play without Igor Diveev and loaned out Bruno Fuchs with Adolfo Gaych, showed a determined attitude and quickly achieved success. The hosts scored a goal from a corner thanks to the excellent interaction of the Brazilians Willian Roshi and Moises. The first head threw the ball, and the second one sent it to the net with the same part of the body. True, a little earlier, Krasnodar almost converted his corner when Kevin Lenini closed Alonso’s discount. Then the red-blue rescued Konstantin Kuchaev, who closed the gate with himself. After the goal, they tried to maintain the same high level of aggression and pressure on the opponent, which again led to a change in the score. Active Fedor Chalov first tried to beat the guests’ goalkeeper Matvey Safonov from an average distance, and then got closer and accurately struck his head after Jesus Medina’s pass.

Moreover, “Krasnodar” was in a light knockdown and missed a few more blows. Only Safonov saved the team from complete destruction. Twice he dragged from the same Chalov and stopped Medina, who generally ran “one to zero” right from the center of the field. So if it were not for the goalkeeper, the Bulls would have been simply torn apart in the first half. Although it seemed that they had no chance in the game, and during the break it was just right for Ivic to literally reanimate his wards.

It is possible that the coach in the locker room took some measures of psychological influence, but did not begin to make personnel adjustments. Krasnodar seems to have taken the ball under control, but this possession gave them practically nothing. But CSKA earned a penalty due to the efforts of Medina. Only Jorge Carrascal, who performed it, let him down, who planted it from the 11-meter mark into the crossbar. The Colombian could not punish Safonov for a mistake when playing with his feet, which the goalkeeper himself corrected, having managed to restore his position and beat off a long-range strike from the army team on an empty net.

Ivic nevertheless made substitutions, and Ilzat Akhmetov, who left the bench, finally created a real threat to Igor Akinfeev, who was frozen out of work. An experienced goalkeeper did not allow the former teammate to reduce the difference. And in the 86th minute, CSKA scored the third goal, covering the guests with pressure near their penalty area. Anton Zabolotny, who replaced Chalov, used the very first scoring opportunity that Milan Gaich organized for him. And it was Carrascal who again gave in to Safonov. Vladimir Fedotov’s team won a convincing victory 3:0 and can safely go to the return match in Krasnodar. She demonstrated by no means winter football and, apparently, is completely ready for the restart of the season.

Alexander Ilyin