Former general director of Khimki football club Vladimir Gabulov commented on the departure of the Moscow Region club from the Russian Premier League (RPL).
“If you look at this situation in an emotionless way, it was clear that everything was headed for a flight. Gabulov, unreasonable decisions were made throughout the season that unfortunately led to Khimki’s departure. “Sport Express”.
After Pari Nizhny Novgorod defeated Sochi (4: 0) in the 28th round match of the Russian Championship, Khimki lost the mathematical chance to maintain a residence permit in the RPL.
The Moscow region team is in the penultimate 15th place with 18 points after 28 matches. Khimki is eight points behind Nizhny Novgorod with two weeks left in the 2022/2023 season.
Recall that the Russian Premier League will also leave the Moscow “Torpedo”, which collected 13 points and took the last place. Promotion of Baltika Kaliningrad and Rubin Kazan from First Division to RPL is guaranteed.
Earlier it was reported that Khimki coach Andrey Talalaev. became the first coachflying from the RPL with three teams.