Mikhail Galaktionov, head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow, explained the reasons for the team’s defeat in the match against Akron Togliatti in the second stage of the quarter-finals of the Russian Road of Regions.
In regular time, the opponents did not announce the winner (1:1), and in the penalty shootout, the First Division team won with a score of 7:6.
“Unfortunately we have to separate these two halves. We were not aggressive and active enough from the first minutes of the match. Maybe it’s because we played two days on the third day or because we adapted to the field.
We made adjustments and spent the second half quite active, we had the opportunity to score goals, ”says Galaktionov “Match TV”.
The media reported that Lokomotiv violated the rules of the tournament and declared team captain Dmitry Barinov, who had previously received two yellow cards in the matches against Spartak, for his match with Akron. He had to miss the second quarterfinal match due to a warning blast. In the event of a win for the red-greens, Akron or the Russian Football Union (RFU) could contest the result of the last match, which would then forfeit a defeat to Lokomotiv.
Earlier, former striker of Moscow “Locomotive” Dmitry Bulykin in an interview with the correspondent “socialbites.ca” commented Information that the “railway workers” were threatened with defeat in the Russian Cup match against “Akron” due to the appearance of Dmitry Barinov.