The first round of the second round of the RPL has been played. As usual, based on the results of the weekend’s matches, the “Championship” highlights the best footballers and draws attention to its symbolic team. This week, 10 outfield hero players (in addition to the goalkeeper) will combine in a conventional 4-3-3 formation.
The best players of matchday 15 of the Russian Championship
Team of the 15th round of the RPL. Zenit and Krasnodar stars under the leadership of Abascal
Goalkeeper: Alexander Maksimenko (Spartak)
Spartak won on the snowy Kaliningrad field largely thanks to the goalkeeper. In the first half, with the score 0: 0, Maksimenko saved the team three times from conceding goals with his saves. “Baltika” put pressure on him, took 12 shots on goal and four on goal, but never surpassed Alexander, who gathered his courage.
Alexander Maksimenko
Photo: RIA Novosti
Right back: Daniil Khlusevich (Spartak)
Another Spartak player who resisted the battle in the snow, and not only resisted, but scored the winning goal! A powerful run into the area by Baltika, an excellent opening for a pass and an accurate shot – Khlusevich did everything right in the scoring episode. In addition, Daniil made two tackles and seven clearances from his own area in Kaliningrad.
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Central defender: Emmerson (Ural)
“Ural” broke a 10-game winless streak with a sensational victory over the (now former) leader of the championship “Krasnodar”. One of the main architects of the Yekaterinburg team’s success was Emmerson, who tied the score with a header at the end of the half hour of play. The center back also has two clearances, one tackle and seven of 10 challenges won.
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Central defender: Maxim Osipenko (Rostov)
The central defender of the Russian national team gave victory to Rostov in a difficult home match against Paris NN, confidently converting a penalty. It seems that Osipenko is about to enter the race for the RPL’s top scorers – this is his sixth goal of the season. In defense, Maxim also played practically perfectly: he won 11 of 13 duels and cleared 10 times from his own penalty area.
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Left back: Ruslan Bezrukov (Rubin)
Bezrukov covers the entire left flank of Rubin and manages not only to work in defense, but also to score goals. For the second time in a row, Ruslan’s accurate shots after moving to the middle wing gave his team the victory. In addition to the goal, the Kazan winger has two dribbles, three tackles and four clearances, he won seven of nine duels.
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Central midfielder: Timur Ayupov (Ural)
According to the results of the match between Ural and Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg midfielder Ayupov also scored the highest score. He was the author of a fantastic assist to Yegorychev in the episode of the winning goal for Viktor Goncharenko’s team. In total, Timur made three passes, scored two interceptions and two clearances, and 92% of his passes were accurate.
Timur Ayupov
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Central midfielder: Abbosbek Faizullaev (CSKA)
Uzbek newcomer CSKA continues to delight army fans with its brilliant and subtle game. In the derby against Dynamo, Faizullaev scored a goal and provided an assist, and with more luck he could have added one or two more points for his performance. Abbos landed seven hits, made two dribbles, made three passes and won five of nine duels.
Abbosbek Faizullaev
Photo: RIA Novosti
Right midfielder: Sergei Pinyaev (Lokomotiv)
The young winger of the Russian national team responded to criticism with a strong game in Samara, where he began his career in the RPL. Sergei reminded the home fans with Loko’s first goal after a crazy run and assist to Rifat Zhemaletdinov. Pinyaev’s statistics include two passes under attack and two self-inflicted fouls in one and a half innings.
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Left midfielder: Bitello (Dynamo)
In the derby between CSKA and Dynamo, the blue and white team had more heroes, and the main one was a newcomer from Brazil. Bitello scored a double against Igor Akinfeev, scoring excellent goals. In this match, the attacking midfielder had 74 touches of the ball (more than anyone on the Dynamo team), three hits, two attacking passes, four self-inflicted fouls and six duels won out of nine.
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Forward: Konstantin Tyukavin (Dynamo)
Dynamo center forward Tyukavin also had a very successful game for CSKA. Konstantin was the author of Bitello’s assist and, 20 minutes before the end, he scored the winning goal for the blue and white. In total, in the derby he made four shots and four passes under attack, excellent statistics for a forward who played against three central defenders of the rival.
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Forward: Alexander Sobolev (Spartak)
The center forward of the Russian team returned to Spartak and contributed decisively, along with Maksimenko and Khlusevich, to the red and white victory over Baltika. Sobolev provided assists on both of Guillermo Abascal’s team’s goal attacks. In Kaliningrad, Alexander only shot once on goal, but he made three passes under attack and took part in 29 (!) battles.
Alexander Sobolev
Photo: RIA Novosti
Coach: Viktor Goncharenko (Ural)
The Urals coach has lately been criticized more than praised, but on matchday 16 of the RPL Goncharenko is undoubtedly the main hero. Even Zenit could not cope with the Championship leader at home in the last round, but the Urals did it in Yekaterinburg and scored three goals at once. Goncharenko won the coaching duel with Ivich, so he will lead our symbolic team.
Victor Goncharenko
Photo: Alexander Safonov, “Championship”
RPL 16th Round Team
Let’s take another look at the tour’s team of heroes. Follow the link to see statistics and other interesting details.
Who didn’t make the team?
According to the results of the 16th round of the RPL, many were worthy of being included in the symbolic team. Firstly, the railwayman Zhemaletdinov, who completed the double. Among them were other attacking midfielders who played brilliantly, as Rifat only came on as a substitute and spent only 40 minutes on the field. Also worth mentioning are Rodrigao from Zenit, Denis Kulakov from Ural, Danil Prutsev from Spartak and Diego Laxalt from Dynamo. Who else, in his opinion, have we undeservedly ignored? Write in the comments!
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