After the Red-Whites’ goalless draw with Ekaterinburg Ural in the 22nd round match of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Spartak master Evgeny Lovchev critically evaluated the team’s chances in the fight for tournament gold. His words guide the way “Sports Express”.
“Probably Spartak could have won. He had a few chances, but it is impossible to say that he was much above Ural. Yes, there were half-chances: a moment when Sobolev clearly saw that the goalkeeper was not on goal and shot, Zinkovsky had a few more chances. But in principle, “Spartak” is untenable in the struggle for gold,” said Lovchev.
After this match, Spartak ranked fifth in the Russian Championship rankings, collecting 32 points. Guillermo Abascal’s team has the same points as the capital’s Lokomotiv team in sixth place, but the railway workers still have a game in hand. “Ural” collected 20 points, Viktor Goncharenko’s players occupy 13th place in the ranking.
At the top of the standings is Zenit St. Petersburg, which drew with Krylia Sovetov Samara in the 22nd round of the national championship and now has 41 points. Petersburg is located. Krasnodar is two points behind the leader. He has not played a match yet in this tour. The top three were completed by Dinamo Moscow, which lost 1:4 to Rostov in the 22nd round. Marcel Lička’s team scored 38 points.
Previously at Spartak appreciated The episode involving an unspecified penalty for Zinkovsky in the match against Ural.