Spartak Youth Fire Russia U21 Top of Group 2
Location: Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia; Time: 17:00 (MSK); Attendance: ~350 Score: Russia 3-1 Bulgaria (Obukhov 19′; Kolev 45+4′; Obukhov 48′; Bazelyuk 63′) Russia XI: Egor Baburin, Petr Ten, Ilya...
View ArticleCapello’s Men Victorious at Petrovsky
A brilliant second half performance by Fabio Capello’s side earned three much needed points in their 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Israel. Russia’s goals were scored by Vasili Berezutski,...
View ArticleLokomotiv Slip Past Kuban
Location: Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow; Time: 1:30 PM; Attendance: 9,475 Score: Lokomotiv 1-0 Kuban (Tarasov 49′); Bookings: Tigorev, 76′; Mykhalyk, 82′; Abaev, 86′; Pavlyuchenko, 93′ Lokomotiv XI:...
View ArticleDerby Day Gone Sour
Location: Arena Khimki, Khimki. Time: 1:30 PM. Attendance: 9,200. Score: Dynamo 1-3 Lokomotiv (N’Doye 51′; Noboa 58′; Samedov (P) 74′; Tkachuk 90+3′). Bookings: V. Denisov 20′; Lomic 21′; Douglas 74′...
View ArticleRed-White Resurrection
Location: Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow. Time: 1:30 PM. Attendance: 27,000. Score: Spartak 3-0 CSKA (Ozbiliz 40′; Kombarov 53′; Parshivlyuk 59′). Bookings: Glushakov 45′; Ozbiliz 47′; Nababkin 65′;...
View ArticleSpartak Snatch Narrow Victory against Krasnodar
Starting Line-up Spartak Moscow: Pesyakov, Makeev, Suchy, D. Kombarov, Parshivlyuk, Glushakov, Carioca, Kallstrom, Jurado, McGeady (Yakovlev 56′), Movsisyan (Waris 73′ Insaurralde 90′). FC Krasnodar:...
View ArticleTom Hold Lokomotiv’s Progression
Lokomotiv XI: Abaev, Shishkin, Denisov, Corluka, Durica, Tarasov, Diarra, Boussoufa, Maicon (Tkachyev 62), Samedov, Dame N’Doye Tom XI: Cebanu, Jiranek, Bordachev, Milanov, Rykov, Kisenko, Panchenko,...
View ArticleOh Serder, I’m Still in Shock (How Karpin Lost His Job)
I’m not a great sports journalist. As soon as Serderov broke loose from just outside the box and slotted the game-tying goal past Mitryushkin, smack in front of the Spartak crazies, I nearly lost it...
View ArticleFC Tyumen 0-1 Anzhi Makhachkala
The Build Up Superstitions, routine, quirky habits; call them what you will, they matter. On the day of the biggest day of the season, they definitely matter, so as I woke up on Sunday morning...
View ArticleUral’s Great Escape
Pablo Fonatello probably deserved his long breath in the corridors of the Geolog Stadium just over a week ago. With a Terry Butcher-esque bandage still clinging to his forehead with genuine blood,...
View ArticleTravel Report: A Zenit Fan in Gent
The Champions League match between the Belgian champions from Gent and their Russian counterparts Zenit had a dramatic prelude, when the mayor of Gent banned all Zenit fans from the match in fear of...
View ArticleFutsal – The Best Way To Get Your Football Fix During the Winter Break
Futsal’s small pitch and lack of offside rule allows for non stop action on the court (USC). The Moscow winter has its aesthetic benefits. The snow-framed view of The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour,...
View ArticleThe Importance of Acevedo: A Player Focus From Ural v Dinamo
Novouralsk Supporters Club, with RFN’s Andrew Flint in the middle Ural had a disappointing transfer window, losing their two strongest attacking talents in Vyacheslav Podberezkin and Aleksandr Erokhin...
View ArticleBehind Enemy Lines – Away Games In Russia
Photo by Danny Armstrong. It’s been just over two months since I moved back to Russia. In the heart of winter, there are a myriad things to suffer in its capital city, Moscow. Biting cold temperatures...
View ArticleFrom Carrick Rangers to FC Volga Tver
The story of how I came to support FC Volga Tver of the second division west zone is not a typical one. I can look back to September and, it is strange to say, be grateful for my then-inability to...
View ArticleArmy Men Back on Top After Defeating Kuban
A brace from striker Ahmed Musa gave CSKA a 2-0 win over Kuban Krasnodar and a return to the summit of the Russian Premier League. Musa netted from close range in the 20th minute and the Army Men...
View ArticleOleksandr Zinchenko: An Analysis from Ural v Ufa
At the precocious age of 19 Oleksandr Zinchenko is one of the most talented assets of the Russian Premier League, and it seems increasingly likely that his career at Ufa will not last beyond this...
View ArticleCSKA Back On Top After Mordovia Trashing
When Mordovia and CSKA last met in September, the score was 6-4 in favour of the 10-men Muscovites, who came back from 3-0 down. In Saturday’s match programme, defender Aleksandrs Cauna compared it to...
View ArticleZenit – Spartak: The Capital Calling
Photo: Danny Armstrong There are few cities more contradictory than St. Petersburg. Its uncanny likeness to a major European town – a product of the travels of its founder Peter I to the cities of...
View ArticleSpartak Stunned – Larnaca Late Goal Sends ‘Myaso’ Out of Europe – Photo...
6.8.16 Europe League Third Qualifying Round – Spartak Moscow 0-1 AEK Larnaca (agg. 1-2), Trickovski ’89 Click to view slideshow. Spartak went down 1-0 to AEK Larnaca last night to go crashing out of...
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