The opponent's goal was right in front of us, so we could enjoy Lokomotiv's attack right in front of our sector for the entire first half.

And in the second half, there were two clear chances for Lokomotiv right in front of us.
In the 84th minute, Arshavin and, it seems, Skrtel played a beautiful and accurate combination near Lokomotiv's goal, and the fact that there was no goal is entirely due to Pellizzoli, who stretched out to the ball with all his might, deflecting it almost like in volleyball - he couldn't even secure the ball, but he was saved by the Lokomotiv defenders who reacted in time. An incredible save - you can watch the video here: here.
And literally a minute before that - another attack on Lokomotiv's goal, Tekke crosses past three "dozing" Lokomotiv players, but Asatiani somehow makes a desperate lunge and deflects the ball, and just in time - Pellizzoli slips, falls on his back like a turtle, and clearly can no longer influence the situation. Video, if anyone's traffic allows.

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We finally met... Slonysh turned out to be exactly as I saw her in the photos and knew from our communication, a beautiful, smart, charming, and interesting girl...

No, now it's clear to everyone that there is no one on the forum who is kinder, more soulful, and more affectionate than my sister?:smile43: I want her to be my second daughter...:smile26:

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I was silent at first, but then I gathered courage and started actively supporting my favorite team... when the Lokomotiv team lineup was announced, the stands shouted the players' names in unison, and I didn't want to be left out!!!

Luchik shouted loudly: "Lo-ko!":smile49:, and in general, she was upset that she didn't buy a Lokomotiv flag on the way (!!!):smile07:

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And Sychev was brought down, and not, as some say, that he fell himself... This is visible in the replay, although it was difficult to see from our seats... The goal was far away in the second half... But still, we had no doubts about the fairness... The Lokomotiv fans clapped in unison when the referee pointed to the spot, the Zenit fans whistled, but, by the way, no one was particularly upset... There were no talks that it was unfair...
And when Spahic took the penalty, what started in the stands!!! General jubilation!! Shouts, delight, scarves flying in the air, and of course, I didn't stand quietly on the sidelines, my jubilation was great, but see Slonysh's photo report))) She carefully captured all the moments, and my excitement and jubilation... Regarding the second penalty, it was also fair, they almost took the poor Lokomotiv player's pants off, is that acceptable??

Since the Zenit goal was at the opposite end of our sector in the second half, we didn't see the penalty episodes well, but we did see the episode with Tymoshchuk and Sychev from the only correct angle, that is, from behind - even on the replay, it seems at first that Sychev slipped himself, but from behind it is visible that Tymoshchuk still "helped" him in this. Sorry, Anatoly, for such things in the penalty area, you know what happens... And it wasn't for that penalty, people had the ball hit their hand from behind - no intention, and still a penalty...
And the second penalty - well, maybe Semyonov didn't need to fall:) , but on the other hand - what else could he do if they were pulling his pants off (I'm not joking:smile10: )? Run further in his underwear, right...:smile51: No, there was a foul, of course, there is no question about it.

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And near the house, I met a completely unfamiliar guy and girl who, seeing my red and green scarf, congratulated me on the Victory)) Heh, it was incredibly nice)))

And I saw the original in the subway car in two scarves at once - Lokomotiv and Zenit...:eek: Either the guy was afraid that he would be beaten by one or the other, or he wanted to fight with both, or he was just cold?:smile52:

Slonysh, thank you for the football))):smile23: :smile01: :smile36:

It's not my fault... Spahic scored himself.:smile43:

And all those who read my essay (if any are found) - thank you for your patience:D and attention:smile26:!!!! Thank you))))

What do you mean "if any are found"! Let's make reading this report mandatory for all newcomers, along with reading the Rules before registration!:smile29: Let them know that we are a friendly family here!:smile01: