Head coach of Moscow “Dynamo » Marcel Licka said he expected a tough match with “Dynamo” from Makhachkala in the fourth round of the group stage of the Russian Cup FONBET.
The match took place in Kaspiysk; after 90 minutes of play, the draw was recorded – 2:2. The visitors were stronger in the penalty shootout – 5:3.
— We are happy that we finally won on penalties. We expected it to be difficult here. We talked about it with the guys. Dynamo Makhachkala is a fairly disciplined team, plays aggressively up front and tries to play high pressure, after intercepting the ball, they immediately look for players in front who try to run after them. This was exactly the case with the second goal, where Agalarov took advantage of the moment after the rebound. A good striker with a great finish brought his team back into the game. Unfortunately, both with Orenburg and with Akhmat, we are conceding very easy goals today, which a team like ours should not concede. This is the third time a mistake has happened when, in the penalty area, we do not play with a player from the other team, we just look at each other. And the first opponent goal gave him hope again. We need to analyze everything, watch videos of mistakes, as we did after Akhmat. And get ready for the match with Spartak.
— How do you rate the quality of the lawn?
– There is no need to make excuses. The field is the same for both teams. There are games where you need to show character, good fight, and then add technical football. And at that moment you think that you will play your own T-shirt, and your opponent will lose to himself. I do not want to make excuses. In Orenburg, there is artificial turf, but here it is like this … Yes, I would prefer that the grass was better mowed and wetted so that the ball could run faster. But as it is. Both teams played on the same field, reports a correspondent of .
Marcel Licki’s team scored 8 points and took the lead in Group A, while Makhachkala (7 points) is in second place. Dynamo Moscow will play Spartak at home in the next round of the Russian Cup on October 2, and the Makhachkala team will play away against Krylia Sovetov on the same day.
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