Coming off the back of a terrible season Lokomotiv Moscow were expected to undergo some changes this summer, both on and off the field. The Railroaders finished in 6th place, thus missing out on European football, and won just two of their last eight games. More often than not, the Red-Greens looked clueless and without the creative spark needed to open up their opponents' defences. Off the field, the problems were just as big as the club faced Financial Fair Play problems while the … [Read more...]
Lokomotiv - Spartak: Betting Preview
April 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The most interesting game in the RFPL this weekend is certainly the Moscow derby between Lokomotiv and Spartak at Lokomotiv Stadium Saturday. We are looking at two sides who, despite being geographically close, are in completely different places at the moment. The hosts from Lokomotiv have played six games in a row without losing, and they are currently third in the league. Spartak on the other hand, have played four games in a row without winning, and the fans are slowly becoming more and more … [Read more...]
How (Not) To Buy Lokomotiv Tickets
May 2, 2014 by 5 Comments
What follows is a story of my attempts to buy tickets for the top-of-the-table showdown against Zenit on May 4. I booked my tickets through the online reservation system on April 15. It's actually quite the dumb system as you're forced to collect the tickets in person. When I arrived at the ticket office, I was told that the reservation had been canceled. I was a little bit confused, because the letter with the details of the order contained a bolded sentence: “Note that the order will be … [Read more...]
Oh Serder, I’m Still in Shock (How Karpin Lost His Job)
March 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
I'm not a great sports journalist. As soon as Serderov broke loose from just outside the box and slotted the game-tying goal past Mitryushkin, smack in front of the Spartak crazies, I nearly lost it in the press box. Ashraff can attest to it...my whole body bouncing and squirming and "#$%! Spartak" slipping out of a couple of times, I have to wonder what the rows of correspondents behind me thought. At halftime, I ran into someone I met back in the fall, a Spartak fan, who works for one of … [Read more...]
Red-White Resurrection
September 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Location: Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow. Time: 1:30 PM. Attendance: 27,000. Score: Spartak 3-0 CSKA (Ozbiliz 40'; Kombarov 53'; Parshivlyuk 59'). Bookings: Glushakov 45'; Ozbiliz 47'; Nababkin 65'; Movsisyan 65'. Spartak XI: Pesyakov, Makeev, Parshivlyuk, D. Kombarov, Carlos (Suchy 75'), Costa (Yakovlev 63'), Ozbiliz (McGeady 85'), Carioca, Jurado, Glushakov, Movsisyan. CSKA XI: Akinfeev, Wernbloom, Ignashevich, Honda, Zuber (Vitinho 61'), Nababkin, Musa, Cauna (Milanov 69'), Tosic … [Read more...]
