MOSCOW, July 22, Alena Sulizova. Rubin's head coach Rashid Rakhimov told reporters that he was offended by the team's result in the match against L okomotiv» in the first round of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
Russian Premier League (RPL)July 22, 2023 • Start at 17:30End
LokomotivRussia2 : 2
RubinRussia
23’ • Nair Tiknizyan (Sergey Pinyaev)
88’ • Isidor Wilson (Ilya Samoshnikov)
03’ • Mirlind Daku ( Ilya Rozhkov)
58’ • Joel Fameye (Mirlind Daku)
On Saturday, Rubin, who returned to the RPL, played a draw with Lokomotiv at a party. The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 2:2, the Kazan team led twice and conceded the second goal in the 87th minute.
“It’s a shame to miss a victory, but it happens. We knew that the opponent plays well on the counterattacks, it was very difficult for the opponent to create something positionally. When you lead 2-1, you have chances to score a third and concede a goal due to a number of mistakes, then you are offended. Such matches happen. If you talk about the first half, there were a lot of unprepared shots. There could have been more sharpness, except for one blow, when Ilya Lantratov pulled it out, «said Rakhimov.
Newcomer of «Rubin» Mirlind Daku scored a goal and an assist in the match.
“The teams in the RPL that have risen from the First League retain their backbone, there is teamwork. We perfectly understood that Rubin needed high-quality strengthening to play in the RPL. Those guys who are comfortable in the First League would find it difficult for them here. .
In the next round, the team of Rakhimov, who once played for Lokomotiv and coached the Moscow team, will host Orenburg on July 30.