Dinamo Minsk v Zenit St Petersburg

[EricStoner]

Their stadium was one I always wanted to go to in Soviet days. Huge mock-Roman amphitheatre in terracotta. A friend went there in the 90s. Said it was falling down, there was a market on the pitch, plenty of rough sleepers and reeked of piss. Assume it's a new ground.

[H18 SFR]

4-0

[SJNB Hibby]

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Their stadium was one I always wanted to go to in Soviet days. Huge mock-Roman amphitheatre in terracotta. A friend went there in the 90s. Said it was falling down, there was a market on the pitch, plenty of rough sleepers and reeked of piss. Assume it's a new ground.

According to Wiki, Minsks only holds 16,500

[CathroMustStay]

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4-0

[IGRIGI]

Huge sigh of relief down by the Russian visa office 😆

[Albanian Hibs]

Remember and go incognito when searching for flights people

[Albanian Hibs]

Remember and go incognito when searching for flights people

[hibsbollah]

I don't know much about Minsk but this is a massive shock surely? Zenit have some fantastic players, ivanovic springs to mind.

[nonshinyfinish]

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I don't know much about Minsk but this is a massive shock surely? Zenit have some fantastic players, ivanovic springs to mind.

Apparently Minsk were 9/1 to progress before the game, so yes.

Should've lumped on…

[Aldo]

Just in and noticed score. Mental


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[IberianHibernian]

Not sure how important Europa League is to clubs with massive budgets aiming to win national leagues and / or qualify for Champions League .

[SChibs]

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Apparently Minsk were 9/1 to progress before the game, so yes.

Should've lumped on…

Zenit were 4/7 to win in 90 mins tonight! 5/1 for Minsk to win

[hibsbollah]

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Not sure how important Europa League is to clubs with massive budgets aiming to win national leagues and / or qualify for Champions League .

I imagine it will be massively important for a team like Zenit. You earn millions for a prolonged run in the competition, there isn't that much money in the Russian domestic league compared to the big leagues and the prestige is still very high.

[GloryGlory]

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Apparently Minsk were 9/1 to progress before the game, so yes.

Should've lumped on…

Should be a stewards' enquiry with that result.
Wonder what the odds will be for a Zenit 5-0 next week?

[Jamesie]

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According to Wiki, Minsks only holds 16,500

It's probably the same stadium Scotland played in back in 2005. I've heard from friends who have been back since then that the place has changed somewhat, but I still remember crossing the border from Lithuania and feeling we had stepped back in time by 25 years. I would be keen to go back - fascinating city.

[Jack Hackett]

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Remember and go incognito when searching for flights people

I had a look earlier, and flights leaving Edinburgh Tues/Wed returning Friday (away 1st or 2nd leg) are around £320 cheapest. It would be a brave man to gamble on flights now, but that price will rocket if we do an Asteras. Guaranteed

[IberianHibernian]

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I imagine it will be massively important for a team like Zenit. You earn millions for a prolonged run in the competition, there isn't that much money in the Russian domestic league compared to the big leagues and the prestige is still very high.

Not so sure . Playing Hibs / Molde then group matches then another 4 or 5 rounds some outwith Russian season and almost all against low - profile teams will not be a great incentive to a big team . In Spain Sevilla are having to play 3 rounds of qualifiers after only finishing 7th ( mainly cause of long cup runs in CL and Spanish Cup last season ) playing matches against weak teams instead of pre season friendlies some of which were going to be very lucrative with extra embarrassment that their local rivals Betis got straight to groups after years without qualifying for Europe . Sevilla case not typical because there is a genuine special relationship between Sevilla and Europa League after winning it so often .

[Keith_M]

Zenit lost 4-0 in Minsk. Didn't see that coming.

Hope nobody's booked flights to Russia ;-)

[Ozyhibby]

Minsk average crowds of about 2000 so surely they don’t have a massive player budget?


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[The Pointer]

I've been there twice to see Scotland, I know, I know, and there's perhaps unsurprisingly, not an awful lot to do or see apart from get your photo taken outside the KGB headquarters.

The home fans were decent and will enjoy a blether if one of them speaks English.

The ground has got the neo-classical columns and beer the first time I went was 75p a pint at the ground. There's also a good chance you'll see embassy staff at the game as there's #### all else to do.

Let's get the second leg out the way first though!

[monarch]

Not that it’s likely to be relevant now but the Russian visa applications office is, rather teasingly, just off Albion Road about 100 yards from the West Stand.

[CropleyWasGod]

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Not so sure . Playing Hibs / Molde then group matches then another 4 or 5 rounds some outwith Russian season and almost all against low - profile teams will not be a great incentive to a big team . In Spain Sevilla are having to play 3 rounds of qualifiers after only finishing 7th ( mainly cause of long cup runs in CL and Spanish Cup last season ) playing matches against weak teams instead of pre season friendlies some of which were going to be very lucrative with extra embarrassment that their local rivals Betis got straight to groups after years without qualifying for Europe . Sevilla case not typical because there is a genuine special relationship between Sevilla and Europa League after winning it so often .

If the alternative is playing no matches, with all those expensive players to pay, I'm sure they would prefer the EL money, no?

[GloryGlory]

Another unexpected result last night - Trencin (Slovakia) 4 - 0 Feyenoord.

Wonder what the odds would have been on a Minsk/Trencin 4-0 double!

[makaveli1875]

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Minsk average crowds of about 2000 so surely they don’t have a massive player budget?


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that line gets punted far too much on here , just cause a team has small crowds doesnt mean they pay crap and have shan players . They just walloped Zenit 4-0 and probably pay way more than we do

[Jamesie]

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Should be a stewards' enquiry with that result.
Wonder what the odds will be for a Zenit 5-0 next week?

Stick £20 on that and you've probably paid for your trip to Russia

Dinamo Minsk are flying domestically this season - sitting second in the league after 16 games and have only lost once - but the Belarusian First Division probably isn't of the greatest standard to be fair.

Let's not forget they toiled to get past Derry City in the First Qualifying Round - 3-2 on aggregate and Derry got the win in Minsk - which makes last night's result against Zenit even stranger.

[JeMeSouviens]

https://www.goalsarena.org/en/video/...ue-qualif.html

I think it's fair to say Zenit didn't cover themselves in defensive glory there.

[JeMeSouviens]

The Dinamo stadium's just been done up. Capacity now is 22k. Looks like a bit of a Hampden, big oval with running track.

Reconstruction vid from last year:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0IDep2he1s

[Springbank]

The Zenit keeper (who is their #1 I see) has a shocker at the opening goal

What I like about Dynamo Minsk is that they then smell blood with a dodgy keeper and the next 3 sets of highlights are them raining in shots from all over the park :)

Love it

https://www.goalsarena.org/en/video/...ue-qualif.html

[H18 SFR]

Apparently irregular betting on a game last night being looked at by UEFA, interesting to hear if it is this game (source is my mate who is a former colleague/mate with a club official/UEFA delagate at one of the Lanarkshire clubs).

[Jamesie]

Zenit are 16/1 to win 5-0 next Thursday.

Draw / away win double chance is just under Evens in the Molde v Hibs match.

A 32/1 might be quite handy for paying for a trip to Russia!