Sportbox.ru expert on the cup victory of St. Petersburg over Samara (2:1).
Zenit, apparently, is seriously tuned in to the match: it has few points in the group, and meetings at later stages with teams from the First League are hardly included in Sergei Semak’s plans. In addition, it was necessary to take revenge on the “Wings” for the defeat in Samara, which was the first for “Zenith” this season.
At that time, the Petersburgers played as a reserve team, and the Wings played as the main team. This time, everything turned out exactly the opposite. Igor Osinkin carried out a very significant rotation, which touched all the lines – especially the middle of the field and the attack. Unsurprisingly, Zenit scored quickly and completely dominated the first half. Samarans did not succeed in attacking anything – they were covered as soon as they received the ball.
After the break, the hosts scored more – and probably thought that now they would easily bring the matter to a victorious end. Zenit seemed to relax after the second goal, played in economy mode. Krylia, meanwhile, gradually released the main players on the field – Maxim Glushenkov, Aleksandar Chirkovich, Sergey Pinyaev. Thanks to them, the team regained attacking power.
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Thanks to this amplification, the ending turned out to be quite tense. Krylia scored a good goal, in which, nevertheless, it is worth noting not only the execution, but also the positional error of Dejan Lovren. After that, Samarans could even equalize! Chirkovich had a chance to score a double, but Mikhail Kerzhakov prevented him. So for the “Zenith” everything ended up not so easy.
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Goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team Anatoly Trubin I remembered the match against France (0:4) when Sergei Rebrov released the semi-reserve squad.
“It was the coach’s choice. It is always the coach who decides whether the match will be sacrificed or not. If we talk about the challenge itself, we all understand the strength of France. I understood that there could be a lot of shots, there could be a lot of chances, and I was ready for it. When the opponent is always with the ball, constantly attacking, you are always in the game: you play in sections, you react, you constantly feel the rhythm.
For me personally, it’s even easier than when your team is attacking most of the time and you’re standing idle and suddenly there’s a moment where you have to be ready,” Trubin said.
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Ukraine national football team completed 2025and UAF summarized the results of the called-up players.
He was included in the national team during the year 44 players.
The year 2025 for Sergei Rebrov’s team started with an unsuccessful performance against the Belgian team in the Nations League play-offs.
The blue-yellows played two friendly matches against Canada and New Zealand in June.
The national team participated in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers from September to November, finishing second in the group and advancing to the play-offs for the World Cup qualifiers.
During the season, the team had 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Statistics: 10 matches of the Ukrainian national team in 2025 (+5=1–4)
VIDEO. 44 players were called to the Ukrainian national team during the year
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Arsenal and Aston Villa met in the English Premier League match. The match ended with the score 4:1.
The hosts scored goals: Gabriele Magalhaes (48′), Subimendi (52′), Trossardo (69′), Gabriel Jesus (78′). They scored for the guests Watkins (90+4′).
According to the result of the match Arsenal has 45 points, guests 39 points.
Arsenal will play their next match on January 3, 2026 against Bournemouth. Aston Villa will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (opponent Nottingham Forest).
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