Miodrag Bozovic: "Thanks to the players, who resisted to the pressure and survived!".

Miodrag Bozovic in the post-game press-conference spoke about the game against Ural (1-0), underlining the fighting quality of the team. 

We started well the game, creating a sort of pressure to Ural defense, - said Miodrag. - Unfortunately, we weren't be able to create dangerous actions. I think that the goal of Corluka was regular. In a match against such 'close' teams, generally, it's very important to score firstly. The visitors had also two chances in the begin of the game, we could have lost it in the end, but players fought until the end. 

I have never spoken about referees, but today I'm going to do it for the first time. Today referees were the worst players on the pitch. They behaved timidly and they were also laughing. 

When fans noticed that the team needed their support, they started chanting and supporting us. Thanks a lot! 

Lokomotiv - Ural 1-0.

In the last home game in 2014, Miodrag Bozovic gave an opportunity to Aleksey Miranchuk and Maicon. Alan Kasaev was on the bench due to a small injury with Manuel Fernandes.

Although the match started on a quiet rhythm, Loko was immediately close to the goal with Aleksander Samedov and Dame N'Doye. Aleksander crossed the ball, but the Senegalese striker was blocked by Ural defense. 

The visitors answered with a dangerous attack: Fidler tried a filtering pass, but Ilya Abaev anticipated the ball. A few minutes later, top scorer of Ural Smolov kicked powerfully towards Abaev, but Loko goalkeeper was careful.

After 30 minutes, red-greens remained without their left back: Vitaliy Denisov had to leave to pitch due to an injury and he was substituted by Nemanja Pejčinović. 

A few later the Nemanja entrance, Lokomotiv scored: Vedran Corluka with a head beat Zabolotnyi, but the lineman reported the offside. 

Before the break, the home side could score again: Samedov crossed the ball, but no Loko players took advantage from it. In the next chance, Miranchuk passed the ball to Maicon, but he was blocked by defenders in the end. 

At the begin of second half, the protagonist was again the young midfielder, he assisted N'Doye, who sent the ball over the post. 

In all the second half, Loko held the control of the ball, but wasn't be able to create dangerous opportunities. 15 minutes before the final whistle, Bozovic put in the pitch Fernandes. 

In the last 10 minutes, Loko continued attacking Ural. The decisive hit arrived after two corners in a row at 90'! Boussoufa crossed the ball, Pejčinović assisted N'Doye, who with all his force scored the winning goal! 

Lokomotiv has won an important game for the podium and the fight with the first three teams in ranking.

Lokomotiv - Ural 1:0 (0:0) 

Goal: N'Doye, 90.

Lokomotiv: Abaev, Shishkin, Corluka, Durica, Denisov (Pejčinović, 30), Mykhalyk (Sheshukov, 73), Samedov, Al. Miranchuk, Boussoufa, Maicon (Fernandes, 71), N'Doye. 

Ural: Zabolotnyi, Khozin, Ottesen, Fontanello, Dantsev, Emelyanov (Acevedo, 59), Fidler, Stavpets, Erokhin, Yaroshenko, Smolov (Gogniev, 59).

Yellow cards: Emelyanov, 18. Stavpets, 35. Boussoufa, 53.

Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Saint Petersburg). 

December 3rd. Moscow. Lokomotiv Stadium. 3.120 spectators.

Preview Lokomotiv - Ural.

Локомотив // УРАЛ

Wednesday, December 3rd 2014

(Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow)

17.00  Lokomotiv Moscow - Ural Ekaterinburg

Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Saint Petersburg).

Assistants: Vyacheslav Semenov (Gatchina) and Dmitrij Koloskov (Ufa).

Sub assistants: ? (?) and ? (?).

Inspector: Aleksey Spirin (Moscow).

Delegate: Vladimir Proskurin (Voronezh).

Precedents

1992

Lokomotiv - Uralmash 1-0: 86' Gorkov. 

Uralmash - Lokomotiv 3-1: 16' Volovodenko, 69' Andreev, 70' Shushlyakov; 90' Baturenko. 
1993

Uralmash - Lokomotiv 1-3: 43' Andreev (rig.); 42' Muhamadiev, 76' Muhamadiev, 86' Kosolapov.

Lokomotiv - Uralmash 3-0: 8' Fuzaylov, 53' Kosolapov, 70' Alenichev. 

1994

Lokomotiv - Uralmash 0-1: 70' Andreev.

Uralmash - Lokomotiv 4-4: 9' Yamlihanov, 13' Hankeev, 28' Galimov, 68' Matveev (rig.); 18' Garin, 21' Garin, 38' Tatarkin, 63' Garin. 
1995

Uralmash - Lokomotiv 1-2: 29' Perednya; 46' Smirnov, 49' Garin. 

Lokomotiv - Uralmash 0-1: 75' Bakhtin.

1996

Lokomotiv - Uralmash 5-1: 3' Snigiryov, 24' Snigiryov, 47' Snigiryov, 78' Solomatin, 84' Kharlachev; 39' Bakhtin.

Uralmash - Lokomotiv 2-1: 42' Fedotov, 53' Romashchenko; 25' Drozdov. 

2013

Ural - Lokomotiv 0-3: 5' N'Doye, 26' Tarasov, 90'+1 Diarra.

2014

Lokomotiv - Ural 3-0: 13' Belozerov (own goal), 15' N'Doye, 76' Tkachyov. 

Lokomotiv:

Absents: Belyaev (injured), Yanbaev (injured), Tarasov (injured).
In doubt: //. 

Rankings:

Lokomotiv: 5.

Ural: 12.

Streaming (available half an hour before the start of the match):
HERE.
-NTV Nash Futbol. Commentators: Vasilij Utkin.

Curiosities:

In this season, Levnikov was the referee of Lokomotiv - Rostov (2:1). 

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In the second-last game in 2014, Lokomotiv is going to face Ural at Cherkizovo. Due the cold in Moscow, the society has organized a nice initiative to approach with fans: during the game, there will be free tea and 'grechka' (buckwheat) with meat. In the derby v Spartak, there were only about 13.000 spectators in the stadium and so the society decided in favor of supporters. 

The reserves of Loko lost against Ural (1:2) and got their 5th match in a row without a victory. In the Ural team there were Berger and Dorozhkin, who will probably miss the game at Lokomotiv Stadium. Novikov is injured and will be changed by Argentinian Fontanello. Lungu, instead, is in doubt.

Ural and Loko are going to face for the first time in the season. Coach Tarkhanov, in particular, has analyzed the victory of 'Railroaders' against Spartak in a recent interview: "Lokomotiv has simply destroyed Spartak in the second half thanks to strong individual players such as Boussoufa and Fernandes, who controlled the game in the center of the pitch. They also have a very strong defense. We have to demonstrate our organization and take advantages from the sides."

In the last turn, Ural has won a crucial game against Arsenal in Tula (1:2), the goals were scored by two important players for Tarkhanov: right back Khozin and forward Smolov. Both probably will start tomorrow. Nurov and Podberyozkin, two former Loko talents, instead, should start from the bench.

On the other end, Lokomotiv is going to recover Denisov after the disqualification. Yanbaev, instead, will miss about 10 days - 1 month after the ankle injury suffered in the derby v Spartak. Bozovic should confirm the formation that defeated 'Myaso'. The only player in doubt is Corluka: some Russian sites have written that he's disqualified. 

PROBABLE XI

Lokomotiv (4-1-4-1)

Abaev
Shishkin - Corluka - Durica - V. Denisov
Mykhalyk
Samedov - Boussoufa - Fernandes - Kasaev

N'Doye

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Ural (4-2-3-1)

Zabolotnyi
Khozin - Ottesen - Fontanello - Dantsev
Fidler - Yaroshenko
Manucharyan - Acevedo - Erokhin 

Smolov

Miodrag Bozovic: "We wanted to win more than Spartak".

Miodrag Bozovic in the post-game press-conference spoke about the game against Spartak (1-0), underlining that in the second half 'Railroaders' could have scored more goals and nominating the three best players of the match. 

- With this weather it was difficult to play - said Bozovic. - The first half was equal, both sides had chances: we with N'Doye and Spartak with Promes. Maybe, Spartak seemed more dangerous, but in the second half we played better and we could have scored more goals. Players fought in the pitch and, I think, they wanted to win this game more than Spartak. I think that we merited to win. 

After the goal, Spartak attacked forcibly and we had more spaces. The pressure was more intense.  

Although I usually don't nominate the three best players of the match, today I can do it. These are Kasaev, N'Doye and Corluka. About the game, we could play better. All the team worked quite good, but I can't say that we played very well. About Yanbaev: he has to have medicals, I can't say anything.

Lokomotiv - Spartak 1-0.

Compared to the match against Ufa, Vitaliy Denisov missed the game due the disqualification. On the left played Renat Yanbaev, while on the right Roman Shishkin. In the midfield Taras Mykhalyk substituted Aleksander Sheshukov. As forward, Dame N'Doye fully recovered from the injury. Yakin,instead, gave Loko and spectators a big surprise. Instead of disqualified Parshivlyuk, the Swiss coach chose the young Denis Kutin. 

Although the first minutes of the game were in favor of Spartak, they didn't create dangerous chances to Ilya Abaev. 'Railroaders' answered with an attack on the left: Yanbaev dribbled fastly Romulo and crossed a ball for N'Doye, whose head finished near the post. 

After this action, Renat suffered an injury and had to exit from the pitch. Instead of him entered Nemanja Pejčinović, who took his place on the left.

Generally, the match was played not continuously. Glushakov got over Alan Kasaev and gave a great ball to Promes: the Dutch wasted a big opportunity against Abaev.

The second half continued the trend of the first one: in the first 10 minutes nothing happened. Later Aleksander Samedov received a ball from Manu Fernandes, dribbled Kombarov and kicked: Rebrov was careful. 

Lokomotiv continued attacking. Kasaev on the side crossed for N'Doye, but Kombarov blocked the Senegalese striker. 

Mbark Boussoufa on the left passed the ball to Kasaev, who crossed again for N'Doye: no one touched the ball and Rebrov was eluded: 1-0! 

'Railroaders' didn't stop attacking and five minutes later Loko was close to the second goal with Mykhalyk. Taras easily got over the Spartak defense and crossed the ball from the right side, but unfortunately his assist was deviated. 

In the next opportunity for Loko, the protagonist was another defender: Vedran Corluka with a fantastic progression arrived near the Spartak area, but in the end Glushakov blocked him. 

Soon Mikhail Vilkov whistled the end of the match and the extension of the positive results series of our team against Spartak.  'Myaso' hasn't won against 'Railroaders' for three seasons.

Lokomotiv - Spartak 1:0 (0:0) 

Goal: Kasaev, 77. 

Lokomotiv: Abaev, Shishkin, Corluka, Durica, Yanbaev (Pejčinović, 32), Mykhalyk, Fernandes (Sheshukov, 75), Samedov, Boussoufa, Kasaev (Maicon, 79), N'Doye.

Spartak: Rebrov, Kutin, Makeev, Joao Carlos, Kombarov, Glushakov, Kallstrom (Yakovlev, 85), Romulo, Promes, Movsisyan (Dzyuba, 70), Ebert.

Yellow cards: Ebert, 39. Shishkin, 59. Mykhalyk, 69. Glushakov, 72. Makeev, 72. N'Doye, 85. Kombarov, 85.

Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Nizhny Novgorod).

November 30th. Moscow. Lokomotiv Stadium. 13.760 spectators.

Preview Lokomotiv - Spartak.

Локомотив // СПАРТАК М

Sunday, November 30th 2014

(Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow)

11.30 Lokomotiv Moscow - Spartak Moscow

Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Nizhny Novgorod).

Assistants: Anton Kobzev (Moscow) and Aleksander Kudryashov (Saint Petersburg).

Sub assistants: ? (?) and ? (?).

Inspector: Mikhail Khodyrev (Moscow).

Delegate: Aleksander Razinskij (Moscow).

Precedents

1992

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-1: 42' Beschastnyh.

Spartak - Lokomotiv 4-1: 30' Pyatnitskiy,42' Onopko, 60' Beschastnyh, 68' Radchenko; 71' Muhamadiev. 

1993

Spartak - Lokomotiv 3-0: 53' Ledyakhov, 88' Tsymbalar, 89' Cherenkov. 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 3-0: 18' Garin, 57' Kosolapov, 63' Garin. 

1994

Spartak - Lokomotiv 3-1: 17' Beschastnyh, 85' Beschastnyh, 90' Pyatnitskiy; 59' Garin (rig.). 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 1-1: 4' Kharlachev; 80' Tikhonov. 

1995

Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-2: 86' Konovalov; 34' Oganesyan, 63' Elyshev.  

Lokomotiv - Spartak 1-0: 69' Solomatin. 

1996

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-2: 55' Alenichev, 67' Gorlukovich. 

Spartak - Lokomotiv 3-2: 17' Titov, 39' Kechinov, 88' Tikhonov; 60' Snigiryov, 64' Kosolapov. 

1997

Lokomotiv - Spartak 1-3: 87' Borodyuk; 69' Titov, 73' Tikhonov, 80' Tikhonov. 

Spartak - Lokomotiv 4-2: 7' Tikhonov, 41' Buznikin, 45' Shyrko, 85' Titov; 72' Maminov, 83' Borodyuk. 

1998

Spartak - Lokomotiv 2-0: 51' Buznikin; 89' Robson. 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-2: 4' Baranov, 86' Shyrko. 

1999

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-3: 14' Tikhonov, 66' Tsymbalar, 85' Cherevchenko (autogol). 

Spartak - Lokomotiv 3-0: 11' Tikhonov, 34' Kovtun, 54' Robson. 

2000

Spartak - Lokomotiv 0-0

Lokomotiv - Spartak 3-2: 45' Janashia, 49' Chugaynov, 77' Loskov (rig.); 19' Shtoltsters, 36' Mor (rig.). 

2001

Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-0: 22' Titov. 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 2-1: 75' Loskov (rig.), 90' James Obiora; 47' Beschastnyh.  

2002

Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-2: 25' Baranov; 58' Pimenov, 60' Pimenov. 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 1-1: 33' Julio Cesar; 38' Kalinichenko. 

2003
Lokomotiv - Spartak 2-1: 16' Ignashevich, 44' Evseev; 62' Baranov. 
Spartak - Lokomotiv 2-5: 63' Titov, 89' Belozerov; 26' Buznikin, 34' Ashvetia, 56' Maminov, 60' Ashvetia, 78' Ignashevich. 
2004
Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-0
Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-3: 74' Pavlyuchenko; 59' Bilyaletdinov, 76' Bilyaletdinov, 79' Pimenov.  
2005
Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-2: 80' Cavenaghi; 47' Sychev, 78' Bilyaletdinov. 
Lokomotiv - Spartak 1-1: 85' Asatiani; 62' Titov. 
2006
Spartak - Lokomotiv 2-1: 24' Bystrov, 70' Titov; 7' Pavlyuchenko (autogol). 
Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-0
2007
Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-2: 71' Pavlyuchenko; 38' Bilyaletdinov, 84' Sychev. 
Lokomotiv - Spartak 4-3: 30' Odemwingie, 42' Sychev, 68' Odemwingie, 90' Asatiani; 11' Pavlyuchenko (rig.), 20' Pavlyuchenko, 76' Pavlyuchenko. 
2008
Lokomotiv - Spartak 2-2: 23' Bilyaletdinov, 42' Sychev; 72' Pavlyuchenko, 90'+5 Bazhenov. 
Spartak - Lokomotiv 0-1: 6' Mujiri.  
2009

Lokomotiv - Spartak 2-1: 22' Rodolfo, 36' Minchenkov; 44' Alex. 

Spartak - Lokomotiv 3-0: 40' Ananidze, 62' Welliton, 84' Quincy Owusu-Abeyie.

2010

Spartak - Lokomotiv 2-1: 11' Suchy, 18' Ari; 28' Aliev. 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 2-3: 20' Aliev, 87' Sychev; 18' Welliton, 30' Welliton, 65' Welliton. 

2011

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-2: 44' Ananidze, 45'+2 Sergio Rodriguez. 

Spartak - Lokomotiv 3-0: 2' Emenike, 15' Emenike, 51' Emenike. 

Spartak - Lokomotiv 2-0: 26' Emenike, 44' Emenike. 

2012

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-2: 23' Suchy, 41' Dzyuba. 

Lokomotiv - Spartak 2-1: 60' N'Doye, 66' Pavlyuchenko; 6' Dmitry Kombarov. 

2013

Spartak - Lokomotiv 0-0
Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-3: 7' N'Doye, 17' Samedov, 77' N'Doye; 27' Movsisyan.

2014

Lokomotiv - Spartak 0-0
Spartak - Lokomotiv 1-1: 87' Shirokov; 84' Fernandes.

Lokomotiv:

Absents: Belyaev (injured), Denisov (disqualified), Tarasov (injured).
In doubt: //. 

Rankings:

Lokomotiv: 8.

Spartak: 5.

Streaming (available half an hour before the start of the match):
HERE.
-NTV Nash Futbol. Commentators: Kostantin Genich.

Curiosities:

//. 

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As happened against Ufa, Lokomotiv has to face Spartak twice a month. The game v the club from Bashkortostan wasn't exciting, so Bozovic must prepare 'Railroaders' in the best conditions. 

The derby against 'Myaso' is the second most popular game for Loko fans after the Torpedo one. Spartak in the last turn of RPL won v Mordoviya, which is trained by our legendary Syomin. Although the match finished 4:2, Syomin demonstrated that Yakin's team has some weaknesses. In this moment they are 5th and, after an hard period, they returned to get points. Yakin has a wide range of choices and so it's difficult to guess their first XI. Parshivlyuk is disqualified, while Insaurralde is going to miss all the final matches of 2014 due an injury. Bocchetti, instead, has just returned with the rest of team.

Although Shirokov and Dzyuba aren't playing a lot, Yakin seems intentioned to confirm the XI that won last week, with also players such as Tino Costa and Jurado that could start on the bench. 

Lokomotiv, as Spartak, needs only a victory. The bad game and the two points lost against Ufa must be forgot, because round after round the ranking becomes always more stronger. Denisov will miss the match: he's disqualified and probably he will be substituted by Shishkin, with Yanbaev that should play on the left. Sheshukov wasn't exciting v Ufa, and so Mykhalyk could return in the first XI. Kasaev seemed tired and so Maicon could change him. As said by Bozovic, instead, N'Doye is ready to play all the 90 minutes.

Although the strong period, more than 10.000 red-greens are waited at Lokomotiv Stadium, with a good following of Spartak supporters. The match starts at 13.30 Moscow time: don't miss it.

PROBABLE XI

Spartak (4-3-3)

Rebrov

Makeev - Joao Carlos - Tasci - D. Kombarov
Glushakov - Kallstrom - Romulo
Promes - Movsisyan - Ebert

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Lokomotiv (4-1-4-1)

Abaev
Shishkin - Corluka - Durica - Yanbaev
Mykhalyk
Samedov - Fernandes - Boussoufa - Maicon

N'Doye