Karpin was satisfied with the game “Rostov” with “Akhmat”, despite the first defeat of the season

The head coach of “Rostov” Valery Karpin after the group stage match of the RPL FONBET Cup of Russia with the Grozny “Akhmat” said that the team’s game turned out to be equal.

Group C meeting ended with Akhmat’s home victory with a score of 3:1. Rostov suffered their first defeat in the 2022/23 season in all competitions.

– The game was plus or minus equal, we even managed to score. Yes, we defended somewhere more, but everyone played well. The defensive line is 21 years old, probably the average age, they gave me time to play. It is clear that it can be better. The guys complain that the field is very soft, everyone’s legs are clogged, but this is not an excuse, for both teams it is the same. Something happened, something didn’t, on the whole it’s normal, ”Karpin said on MATCH PREMIER.

“The emotions are good, I urged the guys not to think that this is a Cup or championship match, but to focus on the fact that the fans are coming,” the head coach of the Grozny club Sergey Tashuev said on the TV channel. – This is the main motivation. We played well, used simulated things. What we managed to do in a week… Although the team is well prepared in general, the guys gave pleasure to the fans, a lot of combinations, good football.

Akhmat is leading in Group C with six points, ahead of Rostov in additional indicators. Dynamo Moscow is in third place (4), Orenburg is fourth (2).