A series of penalties for the Muscovites.
Conclusions about the game “Zenith”
– Kukulyak did not call a penalty against Zenit after the replay. The highlight of the match, even if not decisive thanks to Leschuk’s saves in the penalty shootout. Claudinho, one of the best on the pitch, obviously kicked Tukavin, who played the ball. You will not find a referee Fifa, who will say that this is not a penalty. The episode is simple even without repetitions. Judges RFS extension in the new year they are impressive, but not as much as we would like.
– Lengthy cup bans for Malcolm, Barrios and Rodrigao ruled out their participation in the match against Dynamo. One player for each field line. Semak added his replacement after Kerzhakov’s adventures against Khimki, Vasyutin appeared in the frame. Already in the first seconds of the game, Alexander missed. Ngamalyo plaziiroval ball into the post, and then the bullet treacherously from the goalkeeper flew into the goal. Plus a thousand points for intrigue in the match.
– A quick goal allowed Dynamo to retreat towards their own goal. They used wide blocking in center and tall on defense. Zenit had a lot of ball possession, but there wasn’t enough space between the lines and on the wings. Rare attempts to play in an original way allowed Leshchuk to scare away, but in general, for the first half hour of the match, Zenit had nothing substantial, except for an accidental hit on the crossbar after a save by the Dynamo goalkeeper. The favorite did not play.
– Karavaev and Bakaev did not stand out on the right flank of Zenit’s attack. Cassierra received no balloons in space. Jokanovic built a safety net on the flanks and fought back against Claudinho’s attempts to take over as second striker. Although Zenit had complete freedom in building without the high pressure of Dynamo, the draws with Renan did not bear fruit, as Santos was not allowed to successfully hang the ball.
– As soon as Claudinho found an interesting move, Douglas’s traditional cross appeared. Unnoticeable in the first half, Bakaev equalized the score. But the goal was as if someone suddenly sang loudly in a subway car, and then after a couple of seconds, when the others squinted, he calmed down. One goal was scored, but Zenit played poorly, especially late in the match. Semak’s team could do nothing but control the empty ball.
– “Zenith” tried to win the number of approaches, not their quality. Semak always sees this if there is no high-speed attack. There was an obvious favorite in the match, but the Petersburgers remember very well how Rubin and Dynamo lost in similar storyline fights. In the penalty shootout, Leshchuk took shots from two sensitive Zenit players, Kuzyaev and Douglas Santos.
Conclusions about the game “Dynamo”
– Muscovites did not collapse at the start of the second half, and then controlled the match better than the home team. He could have scored the second goal either from the game, or after a penalty on Tyukavina. But Kukulyak was not helped by the replay, so we watched the penalty shootout. Vasyutin dragged Grulev’s shot beautifully, but the rest of the Dynamo team performed well. Gagnidze scored with a panenka, and Leshchuk recalled that Zenit often fly out of the Cup.
– The guests didn’t keep the ball in the first half. If today a quick goal justified the approach, then the lack of combinations and substitution initiatives indicated that it was not for good life that the visitors sat so low. We were afraid of making mistakes under pressure. It was not possible to play the ball correctly, because the marriage in passing has become a common negative of the whole season. Before the break, it didn’t look like Zenit would sour by the end of the game.
– Ngamalyo played without breaks in the first seconds – it worked, but then it became more difficult to find chances for an answer. Who can be blamed here? Perhaps Norman hasn’t worked hard enough in the support zone. The first pass on such an obvious match of Dynamo with the second number is incredibly important. And it was not without Kutitsky, who worked simply, but more efficiently than the Norwegian.
– Zakharian does not have enough experience to return to his own half, interrupt Wendel’s passes to Claudinho and start retaliatory attacks. Dynamo was lucky that Zenit did not enter the match from the first seconds and faded away at the end of the match without Malcolm, Barrios and Sergeyev. If the first half had finished 0-1, the match would have gone in another direction. And so Dynamo was given a chance, and they took advantage of it.
– “Zenith” worked slowly, for which they paid. Even though Skopintsev lost the brawl in the second fight in a row, Jokanovic found the right words during the break. His substitutions didn’t spoil the match, and since the opponent was no longer prepared, in the end the initiative passed to the guests. Thanks to a quick goal and a great finish, Dynamo equalized the impression of the match, where there were few bright events.
Digital dimension of quarterfinals
Dynamo did not lose in St. Petersburg. She turned off the counter in the eighth game. There was an old technical victory, but now there is a draw and success on penalties. Zenit are making their eleventh cup start in the last thirteen seasons. And Dinamo has many adventures ahead, because the Path of the Regions is difficult.
Muscovites fulfilled the second number. 37% ownership is not enough. Especially if the opponent does not have six players in the optimal base, and you have several of the best in the application or on the field. On the other hand, the tactic worked. Dynamo remained stationary, before moving on to attacks, barring the final assault from Zenit. Cautious but intelligent approach.
Just one shot on goal before the break. Two goals, but an accurate shot, because a shot on the post does not fall into this statistic. Overall game without goals, despite Zenit’s inaccurate shots. In the second half, targeted attempts were added, but Zenit were clearly waiting for the penalty shootout. And he paid off the liability after the break.
