Goalkeeper “Dynamo” Anton Shunin admitted that he did not follow his matches for the Moscow club.
On Wednesday, Dynamo defeated Zenit at home in the first quarterfinal of the RPL FONBET Russian Cup playoffs with a score of 1:0. Shunin entered the field from the first minutes, this meeting became the 358th match for the 36-year-old goalkeeper of the Moscow club. Shunin and Yashin share third place in this indicator. Only defenders Alexander Makhovikov (363) and Alexander Novikov (395) have played more matches for Dynamo.
– This is a very cool number. To be honest, I forgot about it and didn’t follow up. But what can I say, it’s cool to play so many matches for your favorite club. I hope there will be more,” Shunin said on .
Yashin defended the colors “Dynamo” from 1950 to 1970. As part of the team, he became a five-time champion of the USSR and a three-time winner of the USSR Cup.
Shunin has been playing for Blue and White since 2007. For Anton, this is the 17th season in the main team of “blue and white”, and in this indicator he is second behind Yashin (19 years old).
Source : MatchTV
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