MOSCOW, April 4 Dynamo Moscow head coach Slavish Jokanovic did not answer the question about his possible resignation after leaving the Russian Football Cup, noting that this is in the competence of the leaders of the capital club, but he always does his job with full dedication.
Dynamo ended their performance in the Russian Cup on Tuesday, losing in a penalty shoot-out to Akron Togliatti in the semifinal match of the way of the regions. The main time of the meeting ended with a score of 0:0, and in a series of 11-meter kicks, the players of the First League club were more accurate — 4:1.
“Of course, we are disappointed with the result and the departure from the Cup. On the other hand, we had a very good first 45 minutes of the match. In the second half, we also played well — Tyukavin, Makarov, Fomin, Grulev, Gladyshev had chances. But, unfortunately «, we could not score a single goal and lost in the penalty shootout. Congratulations to Akron on reaching the next stage of the tournament,» the Dynamo official website quoted Jokanovic as saying.
Russian Football Cup04 April 2023 • start at 19:30End (L)
Dynamo MoscowRussia0 : 11:4
AkronRussia
““As for my position at Dynamo, this is not a question for me, but for the club’s leaders. I have been working as a coach for more than 15 years and always do it with full dedication. I repeat once again: I don’t think that we showed bad football Although we have problems with the implementation of chances in recent games, «added the coach of the» blue and white «.
Also, Jokanovic supported Dynamo midfielder Daniil Fomin, who took the first shot in the penalty shootout and failed to outplay Akron goalkeeper Sergei Volkov. Fomin previously had a series of 17 accurate penalties in the Russian Championship, but failed to convert the last two 11-meter kicks in the Russian Premier League (RPL). The midfielder also missed a point at the end of last season's Russian Cup final against Spartak Moscow (1:2).
«»Fomin is the captain of the team. He played a worthy match. Before the penalty shoot-out, I talked to him, and he said he was ready to shoot. I did not expect any other answer from him. Unfortunately, he did not realize his attempt», — said Jokanovic.