Donetsk “Shakhtar” was frankly unlucky - the team’s premiere in the First Channel Cup fell on a meeting with CSKA. CSKA. although they claim that the matches in Israel are friendly to them, they win quite convincingly. The usual military structure came out against Shakhtar, only Ignashevich was replaced by Šemberas. Mircea Lucescu contrasted Gazzaev with an equally constant basis, the tone in which Brazilians set the same way as in CSKA.
But the expected confrontation between the “Brazilian diasporas” of the Russian and Ukrainian champions did not work out. Elano, for whom Shakhtar is asking for 10 million euros, was in the spotlight only at the time of his replacement at the beginning of the second half, Matuzalem barely managed to destroy the attacks of the army, and only Fernandinho at times revived the game of the miners. Rare bursts of Brazilian activity provided Shakhtar’s attacks with peak power: Marika jumped one on one twice, to no avail.
CSKA opposed the torn game of Shakhtar with a careful attitude to the ball and the right attitude. If a serious mine was fixed on Mircea Lucescu's face, then Gazzaev managed to be distracted by television cameras and fans. His wards, on the contrary, openly saved their strength, but this economy was, according to the rule, effective. CSKA did not force events during the 15-minute downpour, but immediately after the whim of nature took advantage of the state of the lawn. Aldonin struck hard and aimed from the free kick, and Wagner Love watched the slippery bun that had left Shust.
Shakhtar could equalize the efforts of Marika’s golden boots, but the Romanian struck higher. And in the next attack, the score was 2-0. Zhirkov hung on Jo, who decided everything in touch. Zhirkov, by the way, in the first game hour was absolutely the best. He completely outplayed the Croatian Dario Srnu on his brow, whom Shakhtar president Akhmetov was ready to sell for the same 10 million euros. How much then would he ask for Yuri? After the break, Zhirkov, as in the match with Hapoel, switched to the right flank, giving way to Jo. Is Gazzaev trying to instill universalism in him, freeing up the left flank for the rookie team Erkin Dzhaner? We learn only in the spring.
After the break, Shakhtar’s game slowly but surely set to siege Akinfeev’s goal, not wanting to lose motivation after the first match of the tournament. This gave CSKA the opportunity to play their favorite football - second number, on counterattacks, without losing extra strength. In such a favorable environment, even Ramon, who had looked hitherto pale, showed himself by giving two business passes to Wagner, who, however, did not finish this matter. The last 20 minutes, crawling in the attacks of the miners, habitually took the final points from the army defenders, giving them all to Akinfeev. The last frontier did not fall, and CSKA ended up in the Channel One Cup final. Where, quite possibly, to win it will also be enough to play in the classroom. Forces.
CSKA Russia - SHAHTER Ukraine - 2: 0 (2: 0)
Goals: 1: 0 - Wagner Love (39), 2: 0 - Jo (44).
CSKA: Akinfeev (k), Sheberas, V. Berezutsky, A. Berezutsky, Aldonin, Rakhimich, Dudu, Krasic (Ramon, 46), Zhirkov (Taranov, 82), Wagner Love (Grigoryev, 84), Jo.
SHAHTER: Shust, Srna, Rat, Kucher, Duljaj (Gai, 65), Tymoshchuk (k), Elano (Jadson, 56), Matuzalem (Sparrow, 46), Fernandinho, Marika, Chygrynsky.
Warnings: V. Berezutsky (19), Rat (24), Srna (87),
Removal: Tymoshchuk (90).