"Ararat" - "Zenit" (Leningrad). 2:0

"Ararat" - "Zenit" (Leningrad). 2:0 (1:0). Yerevan. Republican Stadium. October 9, 1966. Partly. 20 degrees. 19 000 spectators.

Referees: A. Vasiliev, S. Rezenkin, A. Ratiner (all-Kharkov).

Ararat: A. Abrahamian, Seropyan (k), F. Abrahamian, Semin, Mesrobian, Hovsepian, Vanya, Simonyan, Yeghiazaryan, Cova Lenko, Galstyan (N. Kazarian, 59).
Zenit: L. Belkin, V. Nepomiluev, V. Rud, A. Dergachev, V. Danilov, P. Sadyrin, S. Zavidonov, V. Gusev (Yu.Solo-vev, 60), N. Ryazanov, A . Burchalkin, G. Orlov.

Goals: Kovalenko (43 e), Semin (80-pen, appointed for the game by hand).


Yerevan "Ararat" took the day before Leningrad Zenit. From the first minute the hosts began to bombard the gates of Leningrad from different distances. Dangerous situation at the gate of the guests appeared very often. But strikes Yeghiazaryan, Simonyan, Galstyan were either inaccurate or at such places are excellent goalkeeper spent the entire match reviews Belkin. And, when it seemed that the team will leave for a break, and not open an account, Kovalenko scored from 25 meters beautiful gol.Posle break the home team the advantage becomes obvious. Leningrad is no serious attempt to equalize the result. Suffice it to say that for the whole game, they are four or five times beaten on the gate of Yerevan, at the same time not creating any real opportunities to take them. Of Yerevan continue to attack, but to reinforce the success they are able to just 3 minutes before the final whistle. One of the defenders of northerners played a hand in his own penalty area, and Semin clearly realizes the 11-meter free-kick.


Whistle Vassiliev captures victory Yerevan 2:0.