Khimki head coach Frank Artiga said after the Russian Premier League (RPL) second round match against Moscow Spartak that the elite league is very different from the First League in terms of strength. His words were quoted by socialbites.ca.
“The main difference between the RPL and the First League is that they punish mistakes very quickly. Here any loss or foul can result in a goal on the counterattack or from a free kick. We played well in the first half, but in the second half Spartak made some changes that determined the outcome of the game. Barco made a great shot from a dead ball, it was generally difficult for us to counter him. “We lost a lot of the ball, we made a lot of mistakes near our own penalty area, so we couldn’t show results,” Stankovic said.
The match between Khimki and Spartak ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of Muscovites. “Spartak” won three points after two rounds. Khimki won one point after two rounds. “socialbites.ca” led online broadcast duel.
In the next round, Spartak will play at home against the Soviet team Samara Wings, the match will take place on August 5. On August 3, Khimki will play away against Rubin Kazan.
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