Valery Gladilin, former football player and coach of Spartak Moscow, summarized the results of the match (2-3) played between the red-whites and Krasnodar in the sixth round of the Russian Football Cup.
“Nothing surprised. The players played comfortably, the result did not burden any team. We played open football. I think the audience enjoyed it. In all cases, teams were guaranteed access to the next stage of the Cup. The most important thing for the teams was prestige. “Krasnodar” is in first place, “Spartak” is in seventh place. [в чемпионате России]. And it was necessary to show the fans who was in what position. Spartak was unhappy with its position in the rankings and needed to show that Krasnodar’s first place was not in vain. “There were different combinations in both teams, a magnificent game emerged, albeit with mistakes, there were even productive mistakes like Sobolev’s penalty,” said Gladilin.
Spartak took first place in Group D and guaranteed participation in the play-offs of the tournament. Krasnodar will also play in the spring part of the Russian Cup, but it is not yet known whether the team will finish in second or third place. This will depend on the match between Dynamo and Paris NN on November 2 at 20:45 Moscow time.
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