On July 13, the Russian Super Cup took place in Volgograd, where "Krasnodar" and "Zenit" met. The reigning champions of Russia defeated "Krasnodar" with a score of 4-2.
"Zenit" looked much better in this game, especially in the first half, which ended with a score of 3-0 in favor of "Zenit".
"Krasnodar" played without Castan and Cordoba, who are currently with the Colombian national team and will play in the Copa America final against Argentina tomorrow. The team also lost several key players, such as Volkov, Kadi, and Alonso.
Armenian national team player Eduard Spertsyan took the field with the captain's armband and played the entire match. Meanwhile, Georgiy Arutyunyan remained on the bench.
Spertsyan was rarely allowed to create attacking moments, but at the end of the match, he made two dangerous shots: one from a distance in play and the other from a free kick. Both times the ball went close to the goal frame.
Spertsyan's statistics in the Super Cup:
- Minutes played: 90+.
- Touches: 45.
- Accurate passes: 30 (91%).
- Long passes: 1 out of 2.
- Shots: 3 (1 on target).
- Duels won: 2 out of 4.
- Ball losses: 6.
- Fouls: 2.
- Fouls drawn: 1.
- Clearances: 1.
- Tackles: 1.
- Interceptions: 1.
- SofaScore rating: 6.8.