Zenit on Friday at Gazprom Arena won a strong-willed victory over Wings of the Soviets (2: 1). Petersburgers answered the goal of Maxim Glushenkov with two goals from the penalty spot. This game has become for blue-white-blue the first home after a three-month pause associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the epidemiological situation, the number of spectators at the matches after the restart of the Russian championship is limited to 10% of the stadium capacity, 6,379 fans supported the Zenit game against Samara.
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“The first impression is that even 10% can create a mood,” Medvedev said. – Thanks to the fans, the roll-over of the “turn” with the opposite sector was almost constant. It was a big help to the players who missed football. ”
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“As for the game itself, these are two completely different halves: the first half was not champion, frankly,” continued the general director of “Zenith”. – At a class in our league you won’t beat anyone, and it’s good to do jogging in the mornings. During the break, the team rebuilt and began to play as it should, energetically. ”
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Although the game was not scored, the penalty, if you review the replays and not be biased, are completely obvious.
Alexander Medvedev
CEO of Zenith—
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According to Medvedev, in the episodes with the appointment of two penalties for the “Wings of the Soviets”, as in the moment with the goal of the Samara team canceled, the judges made the right decision. “Although the game was not scored, the penalty, if you review the replays and not be biased, are quite obvious. The referee’s video assistant system (VAR) worked when they did not count two goals of “Zenith”, one of which I reviewed ten times. Without VAR, the “offside” position was impossible to determine, these are millimeters. In the episode with the canceled goal of “Wings of the Soviets” there was a violation of the rules, the hand is the hand, it was in an unnatural position, ”the source said.
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Zenit, after 24 matches played, takes first place in the RPL standings, gaining 56 points. The gap from the second-coming Moscow Lokomotiv, which has a game in stock, is 12 points. In the 25th round, Petersburgers in Nizhny Novgorod will play with Tambov, the game will be held on July 1.
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