CSKA vs Zenit. Will the army team bring the series to the brink of completion?
CSKA will host Zenit in Moscow on May 12. This is the fourth match of the teams in the semi-final series of the VTB United League. After three meetings here, the score is 2:1 in favor of the army team. The upcoming match will take place at the Krylatskoye arena.
The army team took the first match of the series away with a score of 82:67. The team did a great job in front and did a great job cleaning up in the back. In that match, the team achieved absolutely everything. Nothing foreshadowed trouble, but in the second battle Zenit took revenge on its own territory with a score of 93:81. CSKA's defense didn't do its job. In any case, the opponent was deprived of the advantage of his floor at the start of the series, which means that the minimum task of traveling to St. Petersburg can be called completed.
The pair's first game in Moscow was to the advantage of the army team. The score is 75:61. Once again the Muscovites' defense is at its best and again the opponent is powerfully defeated. Can we say that there is a noticeable difference in class between the couple now? Perhaps yes. Although this is not exactly a class, it is rather a different state. There weren’t enough St. Petersburg players to last the entire season. The guys from the banks of the Neva are already exhausted, and Muscovites are taking advantage of this situation and something tells us that the capital will continue to do this here and in the future.
Zenit
The club started the semi-final series at home. This is a big plus for him, but this advantage was lost in the first game against CSKA. Zenit lost here with a score of 67:82. You can’t call the St. Petersburg team’s defense a failure in this match, although there are questions about it. The main problem of this misfire lay in the weak attack. This was followed by proper work on the mistakes. Zenit played the second match just fine, if we talk about the attack. He won it with a score of 93:81. Balance in the series has been restored.
The first foray to Moscow did not add happiness. Here there was a defeat with a score of 61:75. Again there is horror in the attack and again the opponent takes advantage of this moment with pleasure. Why did it happen so? Zenit no longer has strength. Everything is extremely simple or even banal. Does this mean that the St. Petersburg team will perk up until the fourth match? Most likely no.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on CSKA vs Zenit
CSKAThe army team took the first match of the series away with a score of 82:67. The team did a great job in front and did a great job cleaning up in the back. In that match, the team achieved absolutely everything. Nothing foreshadowed trouble, but in the second battle Zenit took revenge on its own territory with a score of 93:81. CSKA's defense didn't do its job. In any case, the opponent was deprived of the advantage of his floor at the start of the series, which means that the minimum task of traveling to St. Petersburg can be called completed.
The pair's first game in Moscow was to the advantage of the army team. The score is 75:61. Once again the Muscovites' defense is at its best and again the opponent is powerfully defeated. Can we say that there is a noticeable difference in class between the couple now? Perhaps yes. Although this is not exactly a class, it is rather a different state. There weren’t enough St. Petersburg players to last the entire season. The guys from the banks of the Neva are already exhausted, and Muscovites are taking advantage of this situation and something tells us that the capital will continue to do this here and in the future.
Zenit
The club started the semi-final series at home. This is a big plus for him, but this advantage was lost in the first game against CSKA. Zenit lost here with a score of 67:82. You can’t call the St. Petersburg team’s defense a failure in this match, although there are questions about it. The main problem of this misfire lay in the weak attack. This was followed by proper work on the mistakes. Zenit played the second match just fine, if we talk about the attack. He won it with a score of 93:81. Balance in the series has been restored.
The first foray to Moscow did not add happiness. Here there was a defeat with a score of 61:75. Again there is horror in the attack and again the opponent takes advantage of this moment with pleasure. Why did it happen so? Zenit no longer has strength. Everything is extremely simple or even banal. Does this mean that the St. Petersburg team will perk up until the fourth match? Most likely no.
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