Football player “Krasnodar” Nikita Krivtsov after the Russian championship match with “Zenith” said that the final match did not seem to be the main match of the season, but rather the second leg of the second round would be the key match of the championship.
The meeting of the 15th round of the MIR RPL took place on Saturday in St. Petersburg and ended with a score of 1:1. Krasnodar scored 32 points and remained in first place in the standings following the results of the first part of the championship. Zenit is second with 30 points.
— I look at the result positively. The team remained in first place, so it’s a positive result for us. They only played to win. But it’s always difficult to play against Zenit, they’re a good team. We probably didn’t have enough strength. Relatively satisfied. It would have been better to win, but things happened this way.
— Is it more likely to lose two points, or is it more likely to score one?
– More like the loss of two people.
—Why did they replace it?
— I don’t know, a tactical replacement, probably.
— What was it like to face the Brazilians in the center of the field?
– Difficult confrontation. But it’s difficult with all clubs, not just Zenit. Even if it’s even more difficult with Zenit. I don’t know, we tried to create chances. Zenit’s key players created, and we also tried to create with Edik (Spertsyan) and (Alexander) Chernikov.
— Was there any unnecessary hassle due to Zenit almost catching up in the standings?
— There’s always a little excitement, but that’s normal.
— Did you feel that this match was the main one of the season?
– Not particularly. I think the second match will be the main one, the return match. The first round has just ended. The second match will probably be decisive.
— It was like we were hooked after our goal. Did you intentionally give them the initiative?
– I don’t know, I was no longer on the ground. I haven’t heard anything from the coach.
— Is it difficult to highlight the key moment of the match?
— I would highlight (Zenit midfielder Andrei) Mostovoy’s shot into the post at the end. And so it’s hard to distinguish anything. We can say that both of them were lucky,” reports the correspondent of , according to Krivtsov’s words.
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