Alexander Petrakov, head coach of the Armenian national team, talked about the conversation he had with the team and Lokomotiv Moscow defender Nair Tiknizyan after he scored an own goal in the match against Wales.
“Nair Tiknizyan came to me and said: “Vasilich, Yarmolenko had an own goal in Ukraine. Now I scored an own goal.”
And I say: “No Nair, you can never compare this. And the person there didn’t want it and neither did you. “I have no complaints against you and never will.”
I never accept the word bad luck. This is mastery, this is practice. Objectively, I am offended,” Petrakov said at a press conference.
On November 18, the national teams of Armenia and Wales drew with a score of 1:1. After this match, Alexander Petrakov’s team lost their chance to advance to the 2024 European Championship finals.
Having collected eight points, the Armenian team is in the penultimate place in its group. The team will play its last qualifying match against the Croatian national team on November 21. Türkiye has already guaranteed its exit from the group.
Formerly French national team break a record According to the number of goals scored in a match in the European Championship qualifiers.