“A goalkeeper of Akinfeev’s level should not miss into the far corner.” Bubnov about the derby between Spartak and CSKA

The game kept us in suspense from the first to the last minute. This is how Derby should be. In general, the CSKA players looked pretty good, but Abaskal again made a mistake with the lineup.

The coach of the “red-whites” admitted the wrong choice of players with substitutions, removing the entire middle of the field. It is not clear why Moses appears in the starting lineup? The Nigerian is in frankly poor physical shape. Bongonda was also completely out of the game as if he was not on the field, and Martins made a mistake in a simple situation that led to the goal being conceded.

All these players needed to be changed immediately after the break. The replacement players didn’t look much better. The only thing is that they were fresher, which allowed Spartak to stage a final assault on the CSKA goal. The hosts’ bright spot in regular time is Promes. Quincy stood out favorably against the general background of the “red-white” players. The team was sorely lacking a central forward.

The forced substitutions played a cruel joke on the army team. If it were not for the injuries to the players, it is unknown how this meeting could have ended. In the first half, Fedotov’s team looked a little better due to their advantage in the middle of the field. All midfielders played equally well in defense and attack, creating density.

Both teams’ goals in the first half were scored in brilliant style, but the coaches may still have questions for the goalkeepers. Maksimenko chose the wrong position, going too far out of the gate. In a better position he could have dealt with Milan Gajic’s shot.

Akinfeev had a similar positioning error. A goalkeeper of this level should not allow a shot from the corner of the penalty area, and without a run-up, into the far corner. Igor moved strongly towards the near corner.

In the first 15 minutes of the second half, CSKA simply crushed the “red-whites” due to the increase in speed. The hosts couldn’t boast about it. Spartak was lucky that they conceded only one goal during this period. The Red-Blues will probably be upset that they missed out on the victory.

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In the episode with the decisive goal, Spartak played well. An accurate cross to Medina did the trick. The Paraguayan could only shoot from a lethal distance. Perhaps, if Akinfeev had been closer to the point of impact, he could have helped out, but what happened happened.

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