Russian League Thread

[Bonzi]

sh!!!!t... the first defeat in this season... 1-3 to Rubin in Kazan'... well, nothing lasts forever.

 

[ugluk]

that match was bought. the ref definitely was paid to call all those goddamn fouls. f*cking a$$holes.

but hey, whatever. CSKA tied in Samara, so it's all good. I'll update the stuff on Monday

 

[10Ruud]

that match was bought. the ref definitely was paid to call all those goddamn fouls. f*cking a$$holes.

Sounds like Central American Refs

 

[Bonzi]

Sounds like Central American Refs

This month Kazan' will celebrate it's thousandth anniversary, so this victory was confined to it. Besides, there were the president of Tatarstan(the republic which is a part of Russia) and the mayor of Kazan'(the capital of this republic) on this match, so they just couldn't lose. It's really possible this game was bought.

 

[Voltaic Borusse]

Heh, was the game really purchased, or are you guys just spewing steam because of the loss?

 

[ugluk]

It's not the first time a match has been bought - so yea, I legitimately think that that's what happened. Like, the last match of the season in 2003... Lokomotiv had to win and Rubin had to lose in order for Loko to get third place. Loko played Shinnik and a$$-raped them 6-0, CSKA was playing Rubin and were dominating the match. Last 2 mins of the game - the CSKA defense just kinda lets the guys score 2 goals in overtime. Rubin wins, Loko sits there without medals.

Now I mean, that might have been legit. But, seriously, I don't think so. Division 1 is famous for bought matches - it happens in the upper league once in a while, too. The ref called a penalty for "handling" when the ball hit Loko defender in the back. That was 0-1. Then he called a free-kick for no foul - the guy just decided to fall down. That was 0-2. Then he didn't call a foul in Rubin's box. I call that a bribed ref.

 

[ugluk]

League Table (I hate the stupid league schedule):

Points Games Wins Ties Losses Goals F/A Team

44 21 12 8 1 31-9 Lokomotiv
36 19 10 6 4 31-17 Zenit
32 18 9 5 4 29-12 CSKA
32 19 8 8 3 23-17 Rubin
30 18 8 6 4 19-10 Moskva
30 19 8 6 5 29-19 Spartak
25 18 6 8 4 22-16 Torpedo
25 19 6 8 5 15-16 Shinnik
25 19 8 1 10 21-29 Dinamo
21 18 5 6 8 13-14 Saturn
20 19 3 11 5 14-22 Amkar
20 20 4 8 8 19-29 Krylya Sovetov
19 19 4 7 8 13-20 Tom'
18 19 4 6 9 15-28 Alania
16 19 4 4 11 11-27 Terek
12 19 2 6 11 10-28 Rostov

Game Results:

Spartak 2:0 Rostov (Pyanovich 13, Bazhenov 51)
Moskva 1:0 Amkar (Kirichenko 75 - pen)
Rubin 3:1 Lokomotiv (Ayupov 12-pen, Dominges 33, Bairamov 75 - Lebedenko 79)
Krylya Sovetov 2:2 CSKA (Gusin 15-pen, Baba Adamu 89 - Ignashevitch 4, Gusev 43)
Saturn 0:1 Dinamo (Ribeiro 57)
Torpedo 2:1 Terek (Semshov 70, Panov 89 - Korytko 77)
Shinnik 1:0 Alania (Pogrebnyak 22)
Zenit 1:0 Tom' (Spivak 34)

Top Scorers:

9(3) - Kirichenko (Moskva)
9(4) - Olic (CSKA)
8(2) - Derlei (Dinamo)
7(0) - Pavlyuchhenko (Spartak), Panov (Torpedo)
7(1) - Arshavin (Zenit)
7(2) - Gusin (Krylya Sovetov)
6(0) - Sychev (Lokomotiv), Semshov (Torpedo)
6(2) - Loskov (Lokomotiv)

Best Goals:

Spivak 1:0 (Zenit - Tom') - amazing shot
Korytko 1:1 (Torpedo - Terek) - another very good shot
Gusev 1:2 (Krylya Sovetov - CSKA) - nice steal and shot

 

[Bonzi]

Sytchev is out for about six months we obviously should look for a substitution for him. Lebedenko can't replace him, Kanyenda just sucks and Ruopolo hasn't played a single match yet.

 

[ugluk]

It's too late to find a replacement for him for the RPL. They won't be able to make a decent signing before the deadline. They could look for a forward for the champions league group stage, I guess that's possible - but who would take the offer? If Loko loses to Rapid (*spit over left shoulder*), then that player will have to wait a whole season to play an official match. Nobody would want that.

We're going to have to use the inside resources. Lebedenko, unfortunately, is not good enough. I thought he'd pick up as the season progresses, but he is a disappointment. Kanyenda sucks right now, I agree. Hopefully, however, he will pick up. I always hope. Give the guy a chance, he only played a few games. My biggest hope is Ruopolo. True, he hasn't played yet - but look at Samedov. The guy was doing very well in his second game for the team. It's possible. Now that Sychev is out, Ruopolo HAS to go in pretty soon.

Another option is Izmailov, who is back from an injury. He often plays a striker who is pulled back a bit, so he could do Sychev's job, since Sychev liked to go deeper into the midfield and help out there. It's good to have him and Loskov back. Without Sychev, though, it's gonna suck anyway.

 

[ugluk]

Rapid 1:1 Lokomotiv (Samedov, 10 - Vlahovic, 75 - penalty)

Ref sucks. He hates the Russians so bad. What a b*stard. The penalty was 100% tho, nothing against him there. Should've won 4:1, but no.

Torpedo 0:2 CSKA

 

[ugluk]

League Table (I hate the stupid league schedule):

Points Games Wins Ties Losses Goals F/A Team

44 21 12 8 1 31-9 Lokomotiv
37 21 10 7 4 32-18 Zenit
37 21 10 7 4 33-14 CSKA
33 20 9 6 5 30-19 Spartak
32 20 8 8 4 23-18 Rubin
31 20 8 7 5 20-12 Moskva
29 20 7 8 5 16-16 Shinnik
27 21 6 9 6 23-21 Torpedo
25 20 8 1 11 21-30 Dinamo
23 20 4 11 5 15-22 Amkar
22 20 5 7 8 14-15 Saturn
20 20 4 8 8 14-21 Tom'
20 20 4 8 8 19-29 Krylya Sovetov
19 20 4 7 9 16-29 Alania
16 20 4 4 12 11-28 Terek
15 19 3 6 11 11-28 Rostov

Game Results:

CSKA 1:1 Zenit (Ignashevich 61-pen - Shkrtel 58) Oh man that's perfect
Amkar 1:0 Rubin (Sarkisyan 85)
Alania 1:1 Saturn (Dadu 90 - Bareiro 27)
Terek 0:1 Shinnik (Hazov 55)
Tom' 1:1 Torpedo (Budunov 51 - Semshov 84)
Dinamo 0:1 Spartak (Pavlyuchenko 79) Go Russians!
Rostov 1:0 Moskva (Buznikin 35)

Top Scorers:

10(4) - Olic (CSKA)
9(3) - Kirichenko (Moskva)
8(0) - Pavlyuchhenko (Spartak)
8(2) - Derlei (Dinamo)
7(0) - Panov (Torpedo), Semshov (Torpedo)
7(1) - Arshavin (Zenit)
7(2) - Gusin (Krylya Sovetov)
6(0) - Sychev (Lokomotiv)
6(2) - Loskov (Lokomotiv)

Best Goals:

Pavlyuchenko 0:1 (Dinamopartak) - Nice
Gusev (CSKA:Zenit) - not a goal, but a nice overhead kick

News:

- Lokomotiv's best scorer Sychev and CSKA's best scorer Olic are both out for at least half a year with the exactly same knee injury. The season for them is over. Lets pray that Sychev will play well once he comes back unlike Pimenov & co.

- The Zenit and CSKA tie makes both team share the second place as they lag 7 points behind Lokomotiv, whose title seems more than likely. The second Champions League place (yes, Russia has two now) seems to be the fighting cause now.

Enjoy

 

[ugluk]

And Lokomotiv sucessfully ****s up the goddamn game with Rapid and goes on to play in the UEFA Cup.

No Sychev = No game. So many chances and nobody scored. God.

Maybe if they didn't talk as much ****, like Ovchinnikov with his "UEFA Cup sucks, I want CL", maybe they could've done something.

 

[Bonzi]

That was superb
Amkar - Lokomotiv 3-4(3-0 after the first half )
I just love this team.

 

[Jambo Den]

I hear Vladimir Romanov could be buying Saturn. Any of you guys know anything that I don't?

 

[Bonzi]

I hear Vladimir Romanov could be buying Saturn. Any of you guys know anything that I don't?

well, this is unlikely, because the "unofficial patron" of Saturn is Boris Gromov, the governer of the Moscow region, and he is more influential than 10 Romanovs taken together

 

[ugluk]

That was superb
Amkar - Lokomotiv 3-4(3-0 after the first half )
I just love this team.

yep yep. i will put up an update with that round's results in a bit... was away this week.