The Russian goalkeeper admits that Dynamo Moscow battered Zenit St. Petersburg in the cup quarter-final of the cup tournament and laments the controversial penalty.
Zenit St. Petersburg crashed out of the Russian Cup on Wednesday, losing 1-0 to Dynamo Moscow at Petrovsky stadium. In the closely contested match, where both the sides had equal chances, Zenit conceded a penalty during the second
period.
The referee pointed straight to the penalty spot after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Kuranyi-c20736 in the 73rd minute. The Dinamiki midfielder, Zvjezdan Misimović, converted the penalty past the Meshki reserve goalkeeper,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhevnov-c37682.
In the aftermath of the outcome, Zhevnov lamented the defeat and admitted that the St. Petersburg club were the second best team on the pitch against the Moscow-based club. He revealed that the Louders have now avenged their 5-1
Russian Premier League defeat against them from earlier this week.
The former Moscow player revealed that Dynamo were well prepared to avenge their humiliating defeat. He praised the Louders, admitting that the Dinamiki deserved to win this time around.
“We scored quick goals against Dynamo in the league but things went differently today.” The former BATE Borisov player was quoted as saying.
Zhevnov went on to criticise the referee, revealing that the official helped the Louders reach the semi-finals of the cup tournament after awarding a controversial penalty during the second period.
He admitted that Zenit did not play to their potential against the Musora this time around. He went on to defend http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Spalletti’s decision of making a host of player changes ahead of the match.
The Italian tactician did not include http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrei-Arshavin-c5771.
Speaking on the crowded Petrovsky stadium, Zhevnov appreciated the fans for their immense support and apologised to them for not meeting their expectations in the Cup tournament.
However, he urged his teammates to concentrate on the Russian top division and assured the fans of continuing their decent domestic run in the remaining matches of the ongoing season.
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