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After all, they can … Indeed, all the problems of “Zarya” were in the plane of psychology, in the first three rounds of the Europa League, Luhansk lost, they complicated the task of reaching the playoffs, after which the situation did not depend on Viktor Skripnik’s team. However, we noticed the positive moments: we achieved a second win in the Euroseason, we cheered the Ukrainian fans a little and we replenished the supply of points in the UEFA rankings. And it is also impossible not to notice the game of the “white-blacks” – calmly, with confidence in their abilities, where it is selflessly necessary, in some places it is risky, because without risk goals are not scored in football.
From the first minutes of the confrontation, the Skripnik sentinels delighted us with their activity and aggressiveness, Kochergin had an excellent moment, when four or three defenders of Lugansk came out. He hit the top scorer for “Dawn” this season, but the keeper coped. Then the hosts won a free kick, Nazarina hit and hit the wall, her second shot was blocked by the defenders. “Leicester” didn’t expect such a start, he seemed confused at times, and Seyunju’s early injury brought down the mood of the guests (possibly fights). The foxes took a while to recover.
Little by little, Rogers’ defenses began to boldly cross the center of the field, they broke into Vasil’s penalty area, here the “white-blacks” had to train in defense. The foul was noticed: the midfielder missed two chances, once our goalkeeper saved, there was a slight lack of precision. Barnes and Iheanacho also found themselves in advantageous positions, they came close to opening an account, literally at the last minute they were covered by the Luhansk team.
And yet in the first half, it was “Zorya” who should have come out ahead. Tsyganiks did his best in attack (although he made several mistakes on defense). The Latvian legionnaire in the 35th minute landed a tasty blow in the corner, Ward parried it with great difficulty. Kochergin did a good job too, Gromov was looking for free zones and pumping. According to all the main statistics, Skripnik’s team outscored the rival, unfortunately, this advantage could not be translated into an accurate shot.
It is also worth noting that sometimes the game got quite difficult, sometimes tough, perhaps due to tension. “Zarya” pressed, “Leicester” didn’t like it, they had to thwart the attacks with a foul. Well, the people of Lugansk could not contain themselves, responding rudely to rudeness.
At the beginning of the second half, Lugansk had to punish City for negligence in defense. Kochergin made a foray down the left flank and hung into the penalty area, Yurchenko was first on the ball and hit his head. The crossbar saved the guests. A few minutes later there was an attack on the right edge, again a canopy, and something akin to panic reigned in Ward’s penalty area: the Foxes fought back with great difficulty.
The representatives of the Premier League were able to level the game in the second half. And the scenario for the continuation of the match itself was similar to that of the first half of the match. The hosts wanted to score more, they looked more active and bold, but based on experience and composure, the guests held on, acted on the scoreboard and also carried out dangerous counterattacks. There was a period, roughly from minute 70 to minute 80, in which Rogers’s men squeezed the Ukrainian team, created a series of incredibly dangerous moments and were able to score. Fofana, Meddisson and Iheanacho shot dangerously, but Vasil got the most difficult balls. The Bosnian goalkeeper was undoubtedly one of the heroes of the match.
And the main character, probably, can be called the joker of the hosts, the Iranian legionnaire Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, who came in as a substitute and in just three minutes on the field was able to score. “Zarya” organized a brilliant counter combination, Favorov ran down the flank and fired at the center. Gromov had no time to close the pass and Sayyadmanesh hit both the ball and the goal at the far post.
Again the Lugansk team passed the second half stronger, scored and snatched a deserved victory from a strong and uncomfortable rival. Even with a semi-reserve lineup, Leicester is a formidable force. There is no doubt about the fairness of the final result, as both the statistics and the repetition of the moments confirm it: “Zorya” deservedly extended his streak to four wins in a row, without missing a single goal.
European League. Fifth round
Stadium: Slavutich-Arena (Zaporozhye)
Chief Judge: Espen Escas (Norway)
Zorya (Lugansk, Ukraine) – Leicester City (England) 1: 0
Goals: Sayyadmanesh 84
Zarya: Vasil – Favorov, Ivanisenya, Abu Hanna, Tsyganiks – Nazarina – Yurchenko, Kochergin – Kabayev – Gladky (Sayyadmanesh 81), Gromov (Petrovich 90 + 3).
Leicester: Ward – Ricardo (Thomas 46), Morgan (Fuchs 56), Seyunju (Fofana 17), Justin – Ndidi (Mendy 56), Chowdry – Under, Prat, Barnes – Iheanacho.
Warnings: Gypsies 32, Nazarina 74 – Ricardo 42, Iheanacho 45, Mendi 58, Fofana 87
