Football

Zenit lost to Lokomotiv and lost its leadership in the RPL table

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2 years ago

December 3, 2023

Thomas

Zenit lost to Lokomotiv and lost its leadership in the RPL table

Maxim Glushenkov and Sergey Pinyaev / Photo: © Denis Bushkovsky / Match TV

Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Zenit St. Petersburg in the match of the 17th round of the Russian Football Championship.

The meeting at the Russian Railways Arena ended with a score of 3:1. In the 8th minute, the hosts took the lead after a corner kick by Maxim Glushenkov and an error by the blue-white-blue goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov, who cut the ball into his own goal. Zenit forward Mateo Cassierra restored the balance in the 41st minute. In the second half, Glushenkov and Nair Tiknizyan scored for the railway workers. The game started 30 minutes late due to heavy snowfall in Moscow.

Mikhail Galaktionov’s team beat Zenit for the second time in the RPL season – in the first round, Lokomotiv won in St. Petersburg with a score of 2:1.

Zenit has lost its lead in the championship standings; Sergei Semak’s team is in second place with 33 points, two points behind Krasnodar. Lokomotiv (28) is in sixth place.

In the next round, the blue-white-blues will host Paris NN Nizhny Novgorod on December 9, and Lokomotiv will play at home with Ekaterinburg Ural the day before.

Watch live broadcasts of RPL matches on the Match TV and MATCH PREMIER channels, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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Russian championship. 2023-24. Round 17

Lokomotiv (Moscow) – Zenit (St. Petersburg) – 3:1 (1:1)

Goals: Kerzhakov, 8 (VIDEO). Glushenkov, 59 (VIDEO). Tiknizyan, 88 (VIDEO). — Cassierra, 41 (VIDEO).

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

VIDEO. UAF releases all goals of men’s and women’s national teams in 2025

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28 minutes ago

December 31, 2025

Kyle

Ukraine national football teams completed 2025and the Ukrainian Football Federation summarize the results.

UAF releases all goals of men’s and women’s national teams in 2025

Sergei Rebrov’s team had an unsuccessful start to 2025, losing to Belgium in the Nations League play-offs (3:1, 0:3). The blue-yellows played two friendly matches against Canada (2:4) and New Zealand (2:1) in June.

In the autumn, the Ukrainian team qualified for the 2026 World Cup and took second place in the group with France, Iceland and Azerbaijan. The blue-yellows made it to the play-offs to participate in the World Cup. During the year, the team had 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, average score: 17-20.

VIDEO. All goals of the Ukrainian men’s team in 2025

VIDEO. All goals of the Ukrainian women’s team in 2025

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.

World Cup

Statistics. UAF announced how many matches Ukrainian national teams will play in 2025

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3 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Kyle

Statistics. UAF announced how many matches Ukrainian national teams will play in 2025

Ukraine national football teams completed 2025and the Ukrainian Football Federation summarize the results.

UAF reported: “In 2025, 156 matches (including friendly matches against clubs) were played by Ukrainian national, junior and youth men’s and women’s football teams, futsal, beach football and amphibious teams.”

Statistics: 10 matches of the Ukrainian national team in 2025 (+5=1–4)

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Source: Sport UA

Kyle

Football

Real Madrid player Mbappe will miss three weeks due to injury – newspaper

Published

4 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Jon

Real Madrid player Mbappe will miss three weeks due to injury – newspaper

French footballer for Spanish Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe he will miss at least three weeks due to a knee ligament injury. The newspaper L’Equipe reports it.

The attacker will miss the Spanish Super Cup, the matches of which will be played from 7 to 11 January in Saudi Arabia.

Mbappé is 27 years old. On June 3, 2024, the striker signed a contract with Real Madrid as a free agent. From 2018 to 2024 he played for PSG and is the top scorer in the club’s history. As part of the team, the footballer became a five-time champion of France, three-time winner of the National Cup and Super Cup and twice won the League Cup.

Together with the French team, Mbappe won the 2018 World Championship in Russia and won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championship in Qatar.

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.