Dynamo Makhachkala general director Shamil Gazizov told that the club may contact the Russian Football Union (RFU) with a request to postpone the Russian Cup match with Spartak at the same time as the Krylya match Sovetov – Dynamo (Moscow).
On Wednesday, Dynamo lost to Krylia Sovetov in the away match of the fifth round of the group stage of the RPL FONBET Russian Cup. The main time of the match ended with a score of 3:3, in the penalty shootout the Samara team won – 5:3. The Makhachkala team is in third place in Group A with 8 points, the same number of points as Dynamo Moscow. Spartak is in the lead (12 points), Krylia Sovetov (2) is in last position of the quartet.
— You lost 0:3, but managed to win back. How would you evaluate the result?
– It turned out to be a swing. We played poorly in the first half and lost 0:3. The coaching staff made some changes, the guys took charge of the game and brought the matter to a draw. A natural result of regulation time, penalties are a lottery. We fought back against Dynamo from 0:2 and sent the match to penalties. It’s a shame to lose, but we’ll move on.
— In the sixth round, two Dynamo will fight in absentia for second place in the group and a ticket to the quarterfinals along the RPL route. But it’s not all up to you.
— Yes, if we had beaten Krylia Sovetov on penalties, we would have won one more point and everything would depend on us. We play Spartak on October 22, Dynamo will play their match on the 24th. It’s strange, but it was decided in advance; no one knew that such a situation would happen in the final round. All we have to do is play to win, there’s nowhere to go. The team showed its character by knowing how to score goals. After all, no one expected that we could distinguish ourselves three times.
— Will you contact the RFU to ask them to reschedule your match against Spartak at the same time as that of Dynamo Moscow against Krylia?
— We haven’t thought about it yet. Maybe it will happen,” Gazizov told .
The team that takes second place advances to the playoffs along the RPL route. Third place earns a ticket to the playoffs along the regional route.
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