Football specialist Valery Kechinov tells Euro‑Football.Ru that Akron could pass and “Krasnodar” in the FONBET Cup of Russia, if not for the successful match of the Krasnodar goalkeeper Matvey Safonov .
On Wednesday, Krasnodar beat Akron at home in a series of 11-meter matches in the first leg of the FONBET Way of Regions Cup Russia final. Regular time ended with the score of 0:0. In the penalty shootout, the bulls were more accurate – 4:2. Previously, Akron had regularly eliminated Moscow clubs Torpedo, Lokomotiv, Dynamo and Spartak from the tournament.
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– Did you expect Akron to reach the penalty shootout and create such resistance in Krasnodar during the match?
— I thought that the “bulls” would solve the problem in normal times, because the fairy tale had to end. But Akron turned out to be a badass and rattled Krasnodar’s nerves. The brilliant game of Matvey Safonov interrupted this fairy tale, which could still go on. In fact, Akron is a very nice, strong team. It is strange that in FNL, she is in 13th place.
– In the Cup, motivation certainly played a big role. For Akron players, these meetings are the games of the year, if not of life.
– Yes yes. And it happened. Every Cup game is the most important game of their lives right now. They beat four teams from Moscow. It’s expensive. If we had been lucky, if not for Safonov’s successful game, maybe they and Krasnodar would have passed.
– Is it possible to say that Akron will not yield to certain RPL clubs? Have we seen what skillful soccer players are there?
– I see a trend that average RPL and below average clubs are pulling towards top teams. I do not take Zenith. But this can be seen in the example of the match between the Urals and Spartak. The level is leveled. This year, the Urals have played three matches with Spartak. It’s the average team. And Spartak is a top club claiming the highest places. And during these three meetings, the Yekaterinburg club did not give up anything to Spartak. This suggests that the best teams do not develop because they do not participate in international tournaments. And medium-sized clubs play at their level, but have a different attitude. They play on the edge. Therefore, it seems like everyone is getting closer to each other. The same can be said about Akron.
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Source : MatchTV
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