The Russian goalkeeper believes Zenit St. Petersburg are one step closer to retaining the Russian Premier League title after winning against the Koni at Petrovsky stadium.
In the latest round of Russian Premier League action, Zenit St. Petersburg managed to win 2-0 against CSKA Moscow at Petrovsky stadium. After a nervous first half performance, Zenit managed to go ahead in the 63rd minute
and went on to double their lead after scoring a late goal at home.
Zenit midfielders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrei-Arshavin-c5771 scored in the encounter helping the Russian outfit create a 14-point lead over the second placed Armeytsy.
However, the St. Petersburg club need to win the upcoming game against Kuban Krasnodar to ensure their third league title in five years.
In the aftermath of the outcome, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vyacheslav-Malafeev-c36502 expressed his delight after winning the crunch league tie, revealing that they are on the verge of retaining the league title.
“Zenit looked better than the opponent. We created more chances and consequently earned three points. I think our second half performance reflected our ambitions. We prevented CSKA from attacking by putting immense pressure during
the second period. We left them no option but to counter attack because we knew that we have a strong defence.
“I think that a 1-0 would have been enough as a result of the confrontation between the two leaders of Russian football. It would have been more logical.” The UEFA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Malafeev revealed that Zenit made a greater effort on the pitch as compared to CSKA. The Russian Cup winner added that the result would have been different had they taken all their chances.
The fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergei-Semak-c32976 returned to first team action and Andrei Arshavin scored his first goal since making an emotional return to Petrovsky stadium pleases the prolific shot-stopper, who believes hard work has been the key
behind their success.
He went on to dedicate the win to the fans and assured them of claiming wins in the remaining matches of the ongoing season.
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