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“Zenith” constantly put pressure on the “Wings of the Soviets” – Barrios
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Midfielder “Zenith” Wilmar Barrios said that the St. Petersburg club defeated the “Wings of the Soviets” due to the constant pressure on the opponent.
The meeting of the second round of the WORLD RPL, held in St. Petersburg, ended with a score of 3:0. The Colombian was named Man of the Match.
– First of all, I’m glad that we won, because in the first round we drew, which is equivalent to defeat for us. Today it was important to win the first home game of the season. I really wanted to win. I am happy for the whole team, now we have all thoughts about the next match.
In this match, we offered a good intensity from the first minutes of the match, in the pressure that we put on, the speed of decision making. We quickly tired the opponent and realized our chances well,” Barrios said on MATCH PREMIER.
Zenit in the next round will play with Lokomotiv at home on July 30.
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