Zenit defender Erakovic: “In the eyes of the Krasnodar players, the referee is perhaps to blame for everything. But we won deservedly.”

Defender of St. Petersburg “Zenith » Strahinja Erakovic told that Krasnodar was not able to accept the defeat in the match of the 24th round of the Russian Championship, so they began to look for reasons on the side.

The meeting, which took place on Saturday in Krasnodar, ended with a victory for Zenit with a score of 2:1. Sergei Semak’s team leads the RPL standings, four points ahead of second-placed Krasnodar.

— What can you say about the match against Krasnodar?

– Good game! Certainly, again, in the first half we didn’t play the best, but in the second half we played a lot better. A very important result: we gained three points and are now four points ahead of Krasnodar.

—During the break, did you have any doubts that you would not be able to achieve a positive result?

– We believed we could. We knew we had to play a lot better. In the second half, Zenit showed that we are a good team: we have both the composition and the attitude. We played well after the break and won deservedly.

—How did you manage to turn the situation around?

— In the second half, we came out mentally stronger and more aggressive. But the main thing is that we acted more as a team and played the way we needed to.

— After the match, Krasnodar players complained about the refereeing.

“When you lose, it’s always someone else’s fault.” And everyone is entitled to an opinion. In this case, in the eyes of the Krasnodar players, perhaps the referee was to blame for everything. But I think we won deservedly.

— How do you like the atmosphere of the match?

— Magnificent, like the stadium itself. It was very nice to play in such an environment,” Erakovic told .

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