Draw Akin to Win

Lokomotiv opened the scoring. Renat Yanbaev has made an excellent pass to Maicon, the Brazilian passed to the far post to Dame N’Doye, who smashed the ball right into the net! First Lokomotiv goal in the season!

However Anji has done a big force into attack, and took the lead seven minutes before the final whistle thankfully to fresh Traore. Firstly he passed to Eto’O after throwing to the penalty area, the Cameroonian put the ball to the left leg and kicked – the ball ricocheted off Durica and Guilherme and flew into the net. In several minutes Traore has bursted to the penalty area himself and brought his team forward.

Despite of that Lokomotiv hasn’t give up. One minute before the end of the match Sergey Tkachyov and Roman Pavlyuchenko, who came off the bench, made sudden attack, Tkachyov passed to the centre of the penalty area, where Pavlyuchenko with his famous style kicked the ball under the crossbar – first Roman’s goal after number change!

In the added time referee Vladislav Bezborodov signaled a penalty against Lokomotiv. Eto’O came to the point – but Lokomotiv captain Gulherme has made a brilliant save!

Very interesting match ended in a draw 2:2.

Anji – Lokomotiv 2:2 (0:0)

Goals: N’Doye, 62 (0:1). Traore, 72 (1:1). Eto’O, 80 (1:2). Pavlyuchenko, 89 (2:2).

Missed penalty: Eto’O, 89 (goalkeeper).

Lokomotiv: Guilherme, Yanbaev, Corluka, Shishkin, Durica, Tigorev, Al. Miranchuk (Tkachyov, 59), Tarasov, Samedov, N’Doye (Pavlyuchenko, 77), Maicon (Grigoriev, 68).

Anji: Gabulov, Tagirbekov, Joao Carlos, Jucilei, Gadzibekov, Denisov, Diarra (Samba, 90), Ionov (Traore, 46), Boussoufa, Willian, Eto’O.

Yellow cards: Yanbaev, 25. Tarasov, 74. Tagirbekov, 78. Corluka, 90. Gulherme, 90.

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Saint-Petersburg).

14 July. Kaspiysk. “Anji-Arena” stadium.