Osipov, Baltika footballer: “The Latvian is for us as Gregor Kobel is for Borussia Dortmund”

Defender “Baltic » Alexander Osipov told that he admired the performance of the Kaliningrad goalkeeper Evgenia Latyshonka during the final match of the FONBET Chemin des Régions Russian Football Cup against Moscow “Spartak “

The meeting took place on Tuesday in Kaliningrad and ended with a victory for the hosts with a score of 1:0. In the Russian Cup superfinal, Baltika will face either CSKA or Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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— You managed to open an account early, was there a bet on that?

– No, there was no goal for a quick goal, we relied on what was happening on the pitch. We always strive to score; against Spartak we managed to score as quickly as in the match against Rostov in the Cup. Thanks to Zheka Latyshonko, he is our wall. As Gregor Kobel is for Borussia Dortmund, he is for us.

— Was it difficult to enter such a difficult match as a substitute?

— I didn’t think much about it, because the atmosphere in the stadium was conducive to immediate involvement in the game, to instant recharging. It seemed to me that I immediately managed to get into the rhythm of the game, immediately after the release I won a single fight, after which the game was easier, ”Osipov told .

After defeating Spartak, Baltika qualified for the superfinal of the FONBET Russian Cup, which will be held on June 2 at the Luzhniki Arena in Moscow. The opponent of the Kaliningrad team will be the winner of the Zenit-CSKA pair. The first match in Moscow was recorded with a score of 1:1; the return match on May 15 will be broadcast on the channels (from 8:00 p.m. Moscow time) and MATCH PREMIER (8:40 p.m.), as well as on websites. matchtv.tu and sportbox.ru.

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