It was hoped that this match would be able to unite two sets of people among the current diplomatic crisis between Russia and Turkey. However, unfortunately several inflammatory incidents took place around the game. Firstly stones were thrown at a bus of Lokomotiv Moscow fans and several Twitter accounts associated with Russian football were abused and threatened with violence. The main incident to capture the headlines though has … [Read more...]
Lokomotiv Slip Past Kuban
September 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Location: Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow; Time: 1:30 PM; Attendance: 9,475 Score: Lokomotiv 1-0 Kuban (Tarasov 49'); Bookings: Tigorev, 76'; Mykhalyk, 82'; Abaev, 86'; Pavlyuchenko, 93' Lokomotiv XI: Abaev, Shishkin (c), Durica, Corluka, Yanbaev, Tigorev, Tarasov (Mykhalyk 69'), Samedov, Boussoufa (Caicedo 79'), Maicon, N'Doye (Pavlyuchenko 79') Kuban XI: Belenov (c), Kozlov, Dealbert, Xandao, Melgarejo (Rabiu 84'), Kabore, Tlisov, Khubulov (Tsoraev 32'), Bucur (Cisse 66'), Popov, … [Read more...]
Lokomotiv Batter Nine-Man Rostov
August 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
Lokomotiv came into the game with high expectations and confidence, built from the last gasp win over Terek last week. Kuchuk made four changes in the starting line up, slotting in newly-signed Boussoufa, alongside Caicedo, Mykhalyk and Samedov in place of Grigoriev, Tkachyov, Tigorev and Pavlyuchenko. Against last week's league leader Rostov, Kuchuk tried to stick to his usual 4-2-3-1, with Samedov, Maicon and Boussoufa freely swapping places to release Caicedo up-front The strategy worked … [Read more...]
Kresic’s Mistake Proves Costly for Lokomotiv
July 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
CSKA emerged victorious at Cherkizovo today, beating host Lokomotiv 2-1 in a hotly contested derby. The match was held just the day after another Moscow derby at Khimki Arena, which saw Spartak trash arch rival Dynamo, 4-1. Keisuke Honda and Ahmed Musa were on the scoresheet for CSKA this afternoon, while Dmitri Tarasov scored the loan goal for Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv began the match well enough, controlling the midfield for the first ten minutes of the game. However, CSKA Moscow started to take … [Read more...]
