The thirtieth spherical of the Russian Premier League (RPL) has come to an finish. “Vedomosti” Sport” sums up its important outcomes.
Triumph of the tour. Zenit received the Russian championship for the sixth time in a row
The subsequent title turned attainable, to start with, due to the victory over Rostov. The assembly in St. Petersburg ended with a rating of two:1. Ronaldo scored for Rostov, Gustavo Mantuan (penalty) and Arthur scored for Zenit. In a parallel match, Dynamo Moscow misplaced away to Krasnodar (0:1), which allowed Zenit to overhaul each golf equipment within the standings.
On the identical time, the workforce from St. Petersburg set an RPL anti-record for the variety of factors earned on the finish of the season (57). The earlier championship anti-record belonged to CSKA Moscow, which took gold within the 2006 season with 58 factors. Colombian Zenit ahead Mateo Cassierra turned the highest scorer of the RPL within the 2023/24 season: he scored 21 targets in 28 matches.
All six of Zenit’s victories within the RPL had been achieved below the management of Russian coach Sergei Semak, who took cost of the workforce earlier than the beginning of the 2018/19 season. In the course of the festive ceremony, it was introduced {that a} new contract had been signed with Semak, the settlement runs till 2030.
Zenit received the event for the tenth time in Russian historical past (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019-2024), and the workforce additionally has the USSR champion title (1984). The St. Petersburg membership equaled the Moscow Spartak within the variety of victories within the Russian championship (10).
“Loopy ending. I hope this won’t be some type of episodic championship, however it’s going to proceed to be like this,” RPL President Alexander Alaev informed reporters. “We have to get pleasure from ourselves, which implies everybody else must work a little bit.” Everybody realized that they might battle for the championship. Congratulations to everybody on an unbelievable ending.”
Alaev added that the calendar for the following RPL season shall be drawn up in per week. Earlier it turned identified that the 2024/25 season will start on July 20. The match for the nation’s Tremendous Cup, by which the champion and the winner of the nationwide Cup will play, will happen on July 13. Zenit has one sport left within the 2023/24 season – towards Kaliningrad Baltika within the Russian Cup last on June 2.
Disappointing tour. Dynamo failed to attain a historic end result
To turn out to be champions for the primary time in 48 years, the workforce of Czech coach Marcel Licka had solely to play a attract an away match with Krasnodar. However the sport ended with a rating of 1:0 in favor of the southern workforce. The one objective was scored by Krasnodar’s Colombian ahead John Cordoba. Dynamo, who broke their six-match successful streak within the thirtieth spherical, turned bronze medalists of the Russian Championship for the sixth time. Krasnodar received silver for the primary time.
“Sadly, at this time we had been unable to take the final step on this sport, we didn’t have sufficient luck, however nonetheless I need to thank our followers. We are going to attempt to obtain what we dream of subsequent season,” Dmitry Gafin, chairman of the Dynamo board of administrators, informed reporters. – I wouldn’t like to judge the sport. Immediately’s stadium and ambiance, the depth of the sport and honesty – they emphasize that, sadly, Dynamo misplaced, however Russian soccer received.”
Ex-Dynamo coach Sergei Silkin famous that the workforce made a mistake with techniques within the match towards Krasnodar. “The sport, frankly talking, didn’t work out. Let’s simply say that this season Dynamo was nearer to the championship than ever. But it surely’s not even concerning the match with Krasnodar. I instantly bear in mind the assembly with Fakel, by which the referees took away necessary factors from the workforce. In the long run, they weren’t sufficient for the title, a decisive loss – mentioned Silkin in an interview with RIA Novosti. – As for subsequent season, Dynamo can battle for the title, however we have to strengthen ourselves. Plus, the final rally ought to shake up Zenit.”
The chief of Krasnodar, midfielder Eduard Spertsyan, referred to as silver a very good end result. “Nice expertise for the longer term for each participant. I’ll give it an A minus for the season,” he famous in a dialog with media representatives. – There have been many instances after we misplaced factors, comparable to towards Akhmat. In fact, we missed the prospect in lower than two rounds.”
“Krasnodar” took second place, having skilled a change of coach throughout the season: in March, Vladimir Ivich was changed by Murad Musaev. With Ivich, Krasnodar completed the winter a part of the championship in first place.
Misplaced tour. “Baltika” flew out of the RPL together with “Sochi”
Lokomotiv left no probability of salvation for the Kaliningraders, defeating Sergei Ignashevich’s workforce with a rating of three:1. The Muscovites scored targets from Anton Miranchuk, Artem Karpukas and Timur Suleymanov. Vitaly Lisakovich scored for the house workforce. Baltika (26 factors) remained in fifteenth place within the RPL desk and left the league a yr after reaching the highest division. On the identical time, the workforce has an opportunity to win the Russian Cup within the tremendous last with Zenit.
“We didn’t have sufficient factors, targets, victories, that’s why we’re the place we’re,” Ignashevich mentioned at a press convention. – If we sum up at this time’s match, we may have scored multiple objective. However that is soccer. “Lokomotiv turned out to be higher, so we should congratulate them on their victory.” He added that the additional improvement of his profession shall be decided inside a couple of days.
Lokomotiv (53) spent the top of the season successfully, successful 4 matches in a row and finally ending in fourth place. Mikhail Galaktionov’s workforce was solely 4 factors behind Zenit. Lokomotiv midfielder Maxim Glushenkov gave his fifteenth help on this RPL season; solely Dmitry Loskov and Hulk (16 every) did extra throughout the season.
Nizhny Novgorod “Paris NN” (thirteenth place) and Yekaterinburg “Ural” (14th place) averted direct relegation, which within the play-offs shall be opposed by Tula “Arsenal” and Tolyatti “Akron”, which took fourth and third locations within the First League, respectively.
All outcomes of the thirtieth spherical
“Orenburg” – “Spartak” – 0:0
“Rubin” – “Sochi” – 1:1
CSKA – “Ural” – 2:0
“Krasnodar” – “Dynamo” – 1:0
“Zenit” – “Rostov” – 2:1
“Fakel” – “Akhmat” – 2:0
Baltika – Lokomotiv – 1:3
“Wings of the Soviets” – “Pari NN” – 1:1
