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Tense Moscow Derby Ends in Draw Despite Red Card
Moscow, Russia – A vibrant match at the Lukoil Arena between Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg culminated in a draw that left fans on the edge of their seats. Spartak, dominating possession with 58%, saw their initial 2-1 lead falter against a tenacious Zenit team who, despite playing with ten men after D. Santos’s expulsion in the 52nd minute, managed to equalize.
The match began with a frantic pace. M. Cassierra opened the scoring for Zenit in the 14th minute, after missing a penalty but capitalizing on the rebound. However, the joy was short-lived, as Marquinhos equalized for Spartak in the 18th minute and G. Fernandes put his team ahead in the 39th minute. The first half was also marked by yellow cards for R. Litvinov of Spartak and D. Santos of Zenit.
In the second half, D. Santos’s expulsion seemed to doom Zenit, but A. Sobolev scored a crucial goal in the 63rd minute, leveling the score and demonstrating the resilience of the visiting team. Despite Spartak’s attempts, which generated 14 shots and 9 corners, Zenit resisted and took a valuable point from Moscow. Referee Artem Chistyakov also cautioned R. Vega of Zenit in the final minutes of the match. Spartak accumulated a total of 13 fouls and one yellow card, while Zenit committed 10 fouls, received 3 yellow cards, and one red.
Substitutions zenit: at minute 46 N. Alip came in and R. Vega went out., at minute 46 M. Cassierra came in and A. Sobolev went out., at minute 58 Luiz Henrique came in and L. Gondou went out., at minute 65 Gerson came in and A. Mostovoy went out.
Substitutions spartak moscow: at minute 71 Marquinhos came in and I. Dmitriev went out., at minute 76 R. Litvinov came in and O. Reabciuk went out., at minute 77 C. Martins came in and P. Solari went out., at minute 77 M. Ugalde came in and A. Zabolotnyi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Spartak Moscow
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Zenit
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