Sergei Zenjov scored twice as Flora beat Tammeka, helping his side to their first victory over the Tartu club this season. After the match, the 37-year-old forward reflected on a difficult campaign and said collecting three points was the priority.
The teams have experienced contrasting fortunes in recent weeks. Flora’s European campaign ended in August, while they won two and lost three league matches during the month. Tammeka began August with a heavy defeat but responded with four successive victories.
Following a tightly contested match, where Tammeka held more of the ball and pinned Flora down in the first half, it was the capital city club that emerged with a 3-2 win, with Zenjov scoring twice, once in each half, with first goal being a spectacular lob over the keeper from distance.
“Nothing is coming easily for us at the moment. The most important thing is the three points; everything else is less important. We have to fight with everything we have and earn points however we can,” Zenjov told Soccernet TV after the game.
Flora’s experienced attacker was asked to lead the line because of the circumstances and found enough space to make an impact. “Today was fine. There was quite a lot of space to run into, and I saved my energy for those runs because I did not waste much in defence,” he said with a smile.
Zenjov had previously suggested that he did not want to play as a striker again, but changed his view after this performance. “Last time I said I did not want to play in attack any more. Today I say we could try it once more!”
His first goal came after he intercepted a pass and struck from almost 40 metres. “When I was younger, I would have started running. Now I do not have the strength to run, so I have to shoot!” Zenjov joked. “I had already noticed for about five minutes that the goalkeeper was quite far off his line. I thought that if the chance came, I would shoot immediately. Then it did. I even had time to lift my head briefly and see.”
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Source: https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/zenjov-keskvaljalt-sundinud-varavast-enam-pole-joudu-joosta-peangi-sealt-looma
