Former president of Moscow "Spartak" Andrey Chervichenko commented on the results of the match between "Zenit" and "Rostov" in the first round of the Russian Premier League. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the match, the St. Petersburg club won with a score of 2:1. The sports official emphasized that the "Rostov" team initially aimed to maintain a 1:0 lead, and then to hold on to a 1:1 score.
Additionally, due to the disallowance of "Zenit's" third goal, the team hoped to recover in the game. Chervichenko stated that there was no criticism of the "Rostov" team, noting that after the departure of the leaders, other players took their places.
He remarked that defeating "Zenit" in the first match in St. Petersburg is worthy of great respect. The winning team had goals scored by Luis Enrique and Andrey Mostovoy.
These comments were published through the "Championat" publication.
