Rostov and Russian national team goalkeeper coach Vitaly Kafanov described Krasnodar goalkeeper Matvey Safonov as the best goalkeeper of the first half of the Russian Premier League (RPL) season. “Sports Express”.
“The best goalkeeper in the RPL? If we take into account the matches of the Russian national team and Matvey Safonov in the championship. He performed both tournaments consistently at his best level,” said Kafanov.
Safonov is a graduate of Krasnodar. He played his first match in the Russian Premier League (RPL) against Amkar in 2017 and missed a goal. The goalkeeper continues to be the main guard of the Krasnodar goal this season and has kept eight clean sheets to his name.
Krasnodar entered the winter break as the leader of the RPL with 38 points. In the 18th round, Vladimir Ivich’s team defeated CSKA with a score of 1:0. Zenit is in second place with two points missing. Dinamo (32 points) completed the top three.
Former Krasnodar players They destroyed the locker room After the victory against CSKA.