Spartak Moscow’s head coach Guillermo Abascal said after the match against Kaliningrad Baltika in the 16th round of the MIR Russian Premier League (RPL) that his main motivation was to break the negative streak of away matches. His words were quoted by socialbites.ca.
“We showed the game plan at the hotel before the match, discussed it and said that if the weather conditions do not allow us to play the football we planned, we will fight, we will fight, and in the end it happened. Before the match, I showed the team the standings along with the away results. Regardless of the weather conditions, it was important for us to stop this negative trend. During this time, my temperature probably reached +45, such a feeling helps to warm up in such weather,” said Abascal.
The “Baltika” – “Spartak” match played in Kaliningrad resulted in the victory of the red and white team with a score of 2:0. “socialbites.ca” spent online broadcast of the fight.
In the Russian Championship rankings, Spartak is in fourth place with 27 points. Baltika is in 14th place with 12 points. St. Petersburg took first place with 33 points. Petersburg Zenit takes the second place, Krasnodar takes the second place with 32 points, while Dinamo Moscow is in the top three with 28 points.
Formerly Guillermo Abascal named The match I played against Baltika was the most unforgettable match in my life.