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Wednesday 27 August 2014

Preview Lokomotiv - Apollon.

Аполлон
Локомотив // АПОЛЛОН 
Thursday, August 27th 2014
(Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow)
17.00 Lokomotiv Moscow Apollon Limassol
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE).
Assistants: Fredrik Nilsson (SWE) and Mehmet Culum (SWE).
Fourth official: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE).
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE).
UEFA Delegate: Velid Imamovic (BIH).
Blog Referee Observer: ? (?).

Precedents
2014
Apollon - Lokomotiv 1-1: 39' Kasaev, 80 Guié. 

Lokomotiv:
AbsentsDenisov (disqualified), Logashov (injured), Yanbaev (injured), Tigorev (disqualified).
In doubt: Sheshukov (injured).

Rankings:
Lokomotiv: //.
Apollon: //.

Streaming (available half an hour before the start of the match):
HERE.

-NTV Nash Futbol. Commentators: ?.
-Russia-2. Commentators: ?.

Curiosities:
//.
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Apollon have already arrived in Moscow, where on Thursday will face Loko. The Cypriot club didn't fly with injured Guié, who scored the goal in the home match. Christakis Christoforou at the same time has again Gaston Sangoy, who is probably the best player in the team. 

In the last round of Cypriot Championship, Apollon lost 2-5 against AEK Larnaca. Goals were scored by Papoulis and Robert. Also Loko earned a defeat in Krasnodar.

Kuchuk will have some problems to resolve. First of all the absences of Tigorev and Denisov, who are disqualified. Probably Durica could be adapted as left back, with Pejcinovic in the first XI. The Belarusian midfielder, instead, could be substituted either from Mykhalyk, either from Fernandes. As usual, Kuchuk could choose the more defensive option.

Kasaev is living a very good time, while captain Guilherme couldn't miss such an important game. Tarasov hopes returning after his aches.

The match is going to start at 19.00 Moscow time and will be decisive for both teams to be qualified to Europa League groups. A defeat of 'Railroaders' could change a lot  the situation between club, players and coach.

PROBABLE XI
Lokomotiv (4-2-3-1)
Guilherme
Shishkin -  Corluka - Pejcinovic - Durica
Mykhalyk - Tarasov
Samedov - Fernandes - Kasaev
N'Doye
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Apollon (4-2-3-1)
Bruno Vale
Mulder - Joao Paulo - Merkis - Vasiliou
Hamdani - Gullon
Papoulis - Meriem - Robert
Sangoy

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