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Last weekend in Russia, matches of the 12th round of the "Premier" league were played. On Saturday, six matches were played, and on Sunday, the 12th round was concluded with two more matches. In the Moscow derby, the local teams - "Torpedo" and "Spartak" met. Throughout the match, "Spartak" players dominated and won 3-1 against "Torpedo", securing the second place in the league table. "Tom" hosted the team "Rostov", which gained confidence after their first victory and managed to secure a win on the road with league debutants with a score of 2-1, even though they were trailing in the first half. "Tom" is now the main candidate for relegation from the elite league. "Lokomotiv" in the Russian capital tested the "Alania" footballers fighting to stay in the Russian "Premier" league. The team from South Ossetia was crushed by a score of 3-0. In this match, Russia's national team striker D. Sychev scored for the first time this season. Kazan's "Rubin" visited Samara. The crisis-hit "Krylja Sovetov" took the lead twice during the match but could have lost at the end. So "Krylja Sovetov" had to settle for a hard-fought draw. In Yaroslavl, "Shinnik" playing against "Saturn" from Ramenskoye, thanks to A. Chazov's goal ten minutes before the end of the match, snatched a victory and rose to the 11th position, leveling with "Saturn" in points. The last Saturday match took place in Pyatigorsk, where Grozny's "Terek" home stadium is located. Grozny "Terek" played against Moscow "Dynamo". In this match, Z. Karchemarsko triumphed, who was registered for the match but did not appear on the field. An accurate shot by S. Yashin in the 56th minute decided the match in favor of Moscow "Dynamo". The UEFA Cup winner Moscow "CSKA" played at home against the mid-table team "Amkar" from Perm. In the 7th minute of the match, CSKA player M. Krasic scored the first goal, and it seemed like "Amkar" would be overwhelmed. However, "Amkar" held on in the first half and scored a goal at the beginning of the second half. It seemed that CSKA would not be able to win again, but in the 69th minute, CSKA striker V. Love was released. Five minutes later, he scored a goal, and in extra time, he scored a third goal for CSKA. The 12th round was concluded with a match between St. Petersburg's "Zenit" and Moscow's "Moscow". In the 20th minute of the match, after I. Denisov's goal, "Zenit" took the lead, but everything changed at the end of the first half when R. Rebeja scored the first goal for "Moscow" in the 41st minute, and D.Goravsky put "Moscow" ahead at the end of the first half. In the second half, "Zenit" attacked and it paid off, the referee awarded a penalty to "Zenit" in the 65th minute, which they converted. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. 12th round statistics: "Torpedo" 1 - 3 "Spartak" 21’ [0 - 1] Roman Pavliuchenko 35’ [0 - 2] Radoslav Kovach 61’ [0 – 3] Roman Pavliuchenko 69’ [1 - 3] Vitaliy Volkov M. Samusiovas ("Torpedo") played until the 70th minute, while I. Dedura ("Spartak") played the entire match. "Tom" 0 - 2 "Rostov" 28’ [1 - 0] Andrey Diomkin 80’ [1 - 1] Mario Perez 84’ [1 - 2] Mikhail Osinov (penalty) "Tom" 3 – 0 "Rostov" 38’ [1 - 0] Danijar Bilialetdinov 53’ [2 - 0] Igor Lebedenko 88’ [3 – 0] Dmitriy Sychiov D. Žutautas ("Alania") played the entire match, while N. Barasa ("Alania") was not registered for the match. "Rubin" 2 - 2 "Krylja Sovetov" 12’ [1 - 0] Andrey Gusin 18’ [1 - 1] Alejandro Dominguez 75’ [2 – 1] Ognjen Koroman 77’ [2 - 2] Andrey Konovalov R. Poškus ("Krylja Sovetov") played the entire match, while E. Raziulis ("Krylja Sovetov") was not registered for the match. O. Buitkus ("Rubin") was registered for the match, but did not appear on the field. "Saturn" 1 - 0 "Shinnik" 56’ [0 - 1] Sergey Yashin "CSKA" 3 - 1 "Amkar" 7’ [1 - 0] Milosh Krasich 48’ [1 - 1] Anatoliy Didenko 74’ [2 - 1] Wagner Love 90’ [3 - 1] Wagner Love D. Šemberas ("CSKA") played the entire match, while A. Jankauskas ("Amkar") was not registered for the match. "Zenit" 2 - 2 "Moscow" 20’ [1 - 0] Igor Denisov 41’ [1 - 1] Radu Rebezha 45’ [1 - 2] Damian Goravski 65’ [2 - 2] Aleksandr Spivak (penalty) E. Majus ("Zenit") and R. Džiaukštas ("Moscow") were not registered for the match.
