Football

“We were driven into the penalty area.” Bubnov explained how Zenit put the squeeze on Krasnodar

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3 years ago

October 30, 2022

Thomas

“We were driven into the penalty area.” Bubnov explained how Zenit put the squeeze on Krasnodar

Expert Sportbox.ru – about the main matches of Sunday in the RPL.

Krasnodar – Zenit (0:1)

I think this is a very disappointing defeat for Krasnodar. For 70 minutes they resisted Zenith great. They even managed to move the game away from their goal and move the fight to the center of the field. The Petersburgers did not turn on their maximum speeds and did not move the ball as fast as they could. In the first half, none of the teams had clear scoring chances.

After the break, Zenit picked up the pace and soon took over the advantage. After the 70th minute, the players of Sergei Semak literally drove the “bulls” into the penalty area. At the same time, they did not just load, but played smart combinations. After one of these combinations, they managed to earn a decisive penalty.

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On the one hand, Krasnodar was lucky, they could fight back. On the other hand, Zenit should have scored without a penalty. This season, the Petersburgers have two types of matches: either they smash the opponent from the very beginning, or squeeze tired opponents in the end due to the advantage in the class and the length of the bench. This time we saw the second option.

Spartak — Torpedo (1:0)

Initially, it was clear that Torpedo would close. Even Talalaev hinted at this before the game. It is understandable: the car factory does not even have a resource to impose its game on Spartak. But the teams of this coach have always been able to close. Talalaev always danced from the stove: he built up defense by fighting, pressing, securing, and in attack he counted on the individual qualities of the forwards.

The problem is that in Torpedo he does not have great players in front – hence the complete lack of counterplay. Therefore, it is not surprising that Spartak, which is now on the move, eventually achieved its goal. Moreover, the goal scored was born from a not-so-obvious moment, partly Quincy Promes was lucky with the rebound.

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Anton Zinkovsky again did not start, but while Spartak is winning, what questions can there be for Abaskal? Apparently, the Spaniard does not want to change the winning team. Good is not sought from good.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.

World Cup

Shevchenko made statements about the Ukraine-Sweden match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

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1 hour ago

December 26, 2025

Kyle

Shevchenko made statements about the Ukraine-Sweden match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

UAF President Andrey Shevchenko He talked about the match against the Swedish national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

“When we were drawn against Sweden we probably faced our toughest opponent. I have great respect for Swedish football, you have always had good national teams and great players.”

“It’s always difficult to face Scandinavian teams, even though you don’t qualify for the World Cup, because you have so much quality, character and identity. This is similar to us to some extent. I don’t think there are favourites. In the end it all depends on the details, the injury situation and the preparations,” said Shevchenko.

In case of victory, Ukraine will play with the winner of the Poland-Albania doubles for a ticket to the World Cup. Ukraine will play the final match at home on March 31, again conditionally.

In addition to the 12 teams that finished second in their groups, the 4 winners of the Nations League quartet will also participate in the play-offs. All 16 participants are divided into 4 paths. Each route will include a semi-final and a final. The semi-finals will be held on March 26, and the finals will be held on March 31, 2026.

Source: Sport UA

Kyle

I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.

Football

Sochi will host the UEFA Development Tournament in March 2026

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2 hours ago

December 26, 2025

Jon

Sochi will host the UEFA Development Tournament in March 2026

Union of European Football Associations Development Tournament (of UEFA) will be held in Sochi in March 2026. The general secretary of the Russian Football Federation said this in an interview Maxim Mitrofanov.

“Development Tournament” of UEFA for the men’s team under 16 years old will be held in Kazakhstan in April 2026. There will be Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan and a fourth team, which is still being finalized,” Mitrofanov said. — We also plan that the U17 youth team will play at the Development Cup in Minsk in February outside the window FIFA. Additionally, we will host a development tournament in March of UEFA among girls in Sochi with the participation of the U16 team. The same team must take part in the development tournament of UEFA in Belarus in April. Now of UEFA approves the training of participants in the Sochi tournament.”

Russia has hosted development tournaments of UEFA in 2023, 2024 and 2025. In February 2022 of UEFA and the International Football Federation suspended Russian clubs and national teams from participating in international tournaments.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

Football

The former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation is wanted in Ukraine

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14 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

The former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation is wanted in Ukraine

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has placed the former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation (UAF) on the wanted list. Andrei Pavelko. This comes from Ukrainian data Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the database, Pavelko is accused of two criminal articles: embezzlement, misappropriation of property or misappropriation of property through abuse of office, committed on a large scale or by an organized group, as well as official forgery.

On October 9, it became known that the former UAF president had been indicted on new charges. As clarified by the Strana publication, the investigation believes that Pavelko and a group of other Ukrainian football officials took possession of 9.32 million euros, which UAF received from the Union of European Football Associations (of UEFA) in 2015-2016.

Pavelko had previously been accused of carrying out bribery schemes during the construction of a plant to produce artificial turf for football pitches. In this case, the president of the association was arrested in November 2022, but managed to get bail. In June 2023 he was arrested again; only in February 2024 did he win the appeal and was released. In the same year, according to Ukrainian AveragePavelko traveled abroad, submitting a certificate of disability. Then “Strana” associated the persecution of Pavelko with the fact that Vladimir Zelensky was pressuring him to force him to hand over the position of president of the association to Ukrainian footballer Andrei Shevchenko, who eventually led the UAF in January 2024.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.