Athletistic/ Football. Last year, the Russian national football team was suspended from international competitions. In this regard, the national team of our country can only play friendly matches. There have been two this month. On Thursday, March 23, the Russian national team played a draw with the Iranian national team – 1:1. After that, Valery Karpin’s wards were met with a barrage of criticism from fans.
Today, March 26, the Russian national team played their first home game since November 2021. Wards Valery Karpin fought with the Iraqi team. The match took place in St. Petersburg at the “Gazprom Arena” stadium and turned out to be quite interesting. Let’s take a look back at the highlights of the game.
The first dangerous moment happened already in the ninth minute. Sergei Pesyakov went well beyond the penalty area and kicked the ball directly at the opponent. Al-Hamadi hit the empty net, but Litvinov took the ball off the line with his head.
Two minutes later, Iraq again had the opportunity to knock on Russia’s doors. Al-Hamadi burst into the penalty area, swung Osipenko and shot low into the far corner – Pesyakov hooked the ball with his fingertips.
In the 15th minute, the goalkeeper of the Russian national team again made a big mistake. He came out of the penalty area and kicked the ball directly at the foot of Al-Hamadi, who from 30 yards touched the empty goal, but Osipenko blocked the shot.
In the 25th minute, the doors of the Russian team were again threatened. Hassan made a long carry of his goal, Osipenko did not calculate the rebound and lost position, and Hussein ran one-on-one with Pesyakov and shot near the post.
In the 32nd minute, another dangerous moment was created by the guests. Iraq staged a three-in-two counterattack, Bayesh reached the penalty area in the middle and shot into the bottom corner of the tip – Pesyakov parried the blow.
In the 37th minute, the Russians already had the opportunity to take the lead. Pinyaev rolled up a defender and made a pass into the penalty area. Fomin took the ball and shot in the corner – Hassan saved the guests.
In the second half, the Russian team already took the initiative and was able to open an account. Ivan Oblyakov ran down the right flank and passed into the penalty area to Alexander Sobolev, who fired into the far corner with a touch. Hassan deflected the ball past him, but Anton Miranchuk arrived in time for the rebound and sent the ball into the goal. Thus, the midfielder scored in the second game in a row.
In the 58th minute, Valery Karpin’s wards doubled their lead. Maxim Osipenko from his own half made a throw down the left flank. Sergey Pinyaev sharply moved to the center, collected three opponents and shot into the bottom corner – Hassan did not hit!
The match ended in victory for the Russian team with the score 2:0. After an unsuccessful first half, the team pulled together and scored two unanswered goals. However, Sergey Pinyaev became the main star of today’s fight. He played very skillfully and managed to please the crowd with a fine goal.
Fans left comments on Sergey Pinyaev’s goal and his excellent play on “Match TV” page in Vkontakte.
Dmitry Veretennikov:
– Very similar to Arshavin.
50 Shades of Zenith:
– He’s too good for our team.
Abram’s Pig:
– Pinyaev is very good.
Happy Ivan:
– Pinyaev is the best player in the game.
Andrei Potapov:
– Gained experience in the game with “Akron”.
Timur Kirnosov:
– Wow, 18-year-old guy.
Oksana Pripatchkina:
– Yes, what a smart girl!
Yaroslav Pyatikh, Athletistic
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