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A mesmerising display of creative midfield play from Zlydnev, who surely can’t stay in Russia for too much longer. Struggling at half time, Razhazan switches the midfield around and brings Jan Slahor off the bench to conclusive effect.
A brilliant comeback to beat battling Alania will be remembered for the first hat-trick of Sergey Volkov’s career on the day he handed in a formal transfer request. With 18 games gone out of 30, Sokol lie in third place, although runaway leaders CSKA Moscow have a 12 point advantage over the Blues.
Sokol played exceptionally well against Spartak but may regret the number of chances they missed come the return leg, and that last minute Pavlyuchenko goal may also prove costly for the Blues. The attendance of 13,103 has been confirmed as a Saratov record.
Sokol boss Mikhail Razhazan commented to the press at the end of the game that it was such a comfortable afternoon for his side that even Alexey Zlydnev scored. Whilst it is true that the flamboyant midfielder is rarely seen on the score sheet, it is also a fact that he is unlikely to be playing his football in his native country next season. With Parma, Porto and Liverpool keeping a keen eye on Zlydnev it seems inconceivable that Razhazan will be able to keep hold of his most prized asset. He was denied the Man of the Match award on this occasion though, outdone by the imperious Dmitry Sychev, whose first hat-trick in a Saratov shirt brought his new club to within four points of second place and opened a similar gap behind them
Meanwhile, at the other end of the Russian Premier Division, Terek recorded their first win of the campaign at the twentieth attempt, beating Rotor 2-0 to take their season’s tally to five points, a full twelve from safety with only a third of the term remaining.
The last game of a hot and sticky August on the Volga was the visit from the second city of Zenith, sitting 2nd in the league and arriving following a 2-0 defeat of leaders CSKA. In an enthralling encounter that either side could have snatched, accuracy appeared to desert the stadium after a first half an hour in which all the goals were scored. Sokol had slightly the better of the play and will feel themselves very much aggrieved that a Tony Coyle header was ruled out for offside in the dying minutes despite Coyle himself remaining onside throughout.
04-16-2005, 12:42 PM
A riddle wrapped inside a mystery in an enigma... Post #52
I did all I could, I used multiple saves so that a saving error wouldn't ruin the game, but my Pen Drive has decided to format itself, deleting all of my Sokol Saratov data in the process. I swear I'm cursed at the 2.5 season stage. Next time I'll save it to C and only use the pen to transfer. ANDREY ARSHAVIN! (Sorry, comic surname!)
and only use the pen to transfer. ANDREY ARSHAVIN! (Sorry, comic surname!) 
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