The victory over Spartak in the FONBET Russian Cup match was important for Krasnodar’s emotional background, says defender of the Krasnodar team Sergei Volkov.

The meeting of the final 6th round of the group stage of the RPL Path was held in Moscow on Wednesday and ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the guests.

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— What emotions did the victory over Spartak evoke?

– Nothing unusual. Emotions are the same as always.

— After the defeat from CSKA, was it important to win this match?

— Speaking from a psychological perspective, this was important for the emotional background.

— Do you understand why Sobolev’s goal from the penalty spot was not counted?

— As I understand it, it was offside.

— Sobolev had a double touch when taking the penalty kick.

– May be. We didn’t analyze this episode. Although this was the key moment.

— Didn’t it seem to you that the game was no longer a draw?

— The game was aimed at attacking, there was open football. It was very interesting even from the sidelines, on the bench, to watch such football. It was intense, with a lot of moments.

— Can we say that Krasnodar was more motivated in this match, because Spartak solved its problems at this stage of the Russian Cup?

– I wouldn’t say. The opponent played well, as usual. “Just luck was on our side,” Euro-Futbol.Ru quotes Volkov as saying.

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• “Spartak had high motivation for the match with Krasnodar, but we missed easy goals” – Klassen