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Spartak was going to the last assault, CSKA was preparing to frantically fight back - when suddenly a dog jumped out onto the field. Slowly crossed the field diagonally and stopped near Wagner. “Bite!” - Spartak fan sector was hopeful. There it was! After a second it became clear that the Brazilian can masterfully tame not only soccer balls, but also ownerless watchdogs. Doggie gently poked his nose into his palm, friendly wagged his tail and ... obediently lay down at the feet of the new owner.
The stadium laughed. The animal, sensing the attention to its own person, turned on its back and gave Wagner a belly: “On, tickle!” The Brazilian did not deny himself pleasure, causing a new delight of the stands. Football slowly but surely turned into a circus of Durov.
To stop the show Judge Zakharov volunteered. He jumped to the dog and with a decisive gesture pointed her out. She did not lead her ear. “Leave the field immediately!” Zakharov said sternly. “There you go!” The watchdog yawned and winked wily at Wagner. The audience was hysterical. Realizing that the persuasion did not work, the referee reached into his pocket for a card. No other way of affecting living things occurred to him.
Zakharov also looked awkward in other episodes. In favor of CSKA whistled almost twice as often - and by no means always in the case. And when the Spartacists were furious, enthusiastically wrote them a fine on the back of yellow cardboard. It got to the point that the red-and-white began to seek the truth from ... Gazzaev: in one of the episodes, Bystrov, sitting on his edge, raised his hands to the army trainer. The dialogue turned out.
- What were you talking about? - they asked Vladimir after the match.
- Yes, nothing. “Go, say, play” ... I laughed and went to play. So we talked.
... Attraction with watchdog interrupted security. They poured on the field with a crowd - some with a horn, others with stakes - and they turned the dog out. In parting, she made a jerk along the billboards and rode off into the tribune twilight. Loyal to Wagner and not responding to someone else's call. It was not clear whose she was. Apparently a draw.
But the assault "Spartak" was not going to.
The game was also a draw. Before the break, Spartak played incoherently, in the second half CSKA went out - and they won’t give three points for a victory in one half. The coaches, however, had a different reading of the plot: “In the first half, CSKA was good, in the second“ Spartak “is beautiful.” But no matter how you turn it, the meaning is the same. The accents are different.
At a press conference, Valery Gazzayev praised the Spartacists with difficulty. He even somehow became sad, pronouncing them. And then someone threw a question: “And how do you judge?” And Valery Georgievich blossomed at once. With a broad smile on his warming face, he succinctly remarked: “Thank you, goodbye!” And when he left, triumphantly concluded: “There are probably more Spartacus here. Such a stupid question could only be asked by the Spartak! ”
There really were more Spartacists. They managed to measure their number when Vladimir Fedotov came to the press center. The ovations arranged by him cannot be compared with liquid stalls in honor of Gazzaev. And when Vladimir Grigoryevich discovered the ability to read someone else’s thoughts at a distance and began his speech with the words: “Valery Georgievich, I hope you already said that CSKA was better in the first half, and Spartak in the second half,” the audience expressed complete readiness to rejoice at everyone Fedotov’s dictum.
Fedotov was complacent.
- Torbinsky did not play in the first half to play great in the second ... I’m not happy with anything, but he’s quite a game and players ... CSKA can be won without attackers ... The refereeing team, as in our previous match, is one of the best ...
One could even nod coincidentally: last time Bobyk, this time - Bobik ... Or watchdog - what difference does it make now. A dog - she is. Especially if a draw.
Evgeny ZYRYANKIN