MOSCOW, March 14, Sergei Fuks. Lokomotiv football player Nair Tiknizyan suffered damage to the back of his thigh, head coach of the Moscow team Mikhail Galaktionov said.
On Thursday, Baltika Kaliningrad beat Lokomotiv in a penalty shootout in the return match of the 1/4 finals of the RPL Russian Cup and advanced to the next stage of the tournament. The main time of the meeting, held in Moscow, ended with the score 1:1. In the penalty shootout, the Baltika players were more accurate — 7:6. Tiknizyan was replaced in the 60th minute.
«»Tiknizyan's replacement is associated with damage to the back of the thigh, Nair went for an MRI. The extent of his damage and recovery time will be known this evening or tomorrow morning,” Galaktionov told reporters. “A very difficult, tough match with a lot of martial arts. There were » .
The first meeting of the teams in Kaliningrad ended with a score of 2:2. Baltika's opponent in the semi-finals of the RPL route will be determined by a draw. The Russian Cup is taking place in a new format for the second season, with teams going to the finals in two ways. The winners of the RPL path and the regional path will meet in the decisive match.