There is one week left before the resumption of the RPL. Clubs fill the international break in different ways. For example, “Krasnodar” met at its stadium with FC “10” (a team from the Media League).
The teams played according to the rules of professional football. No red balls, shootouts, clean timeouts and other features that fans of the Media League are already accustomed to. “Krasnodar” came to the match without a group of players who had left for the national teams. But the starting lineup still looked decent. Both veterans (Yuri Gazinsky, Fedor Smolov, Sergei Petrov) and young players (Danila Kozlov) received playing time. In addition, Murad Musayev fielded a large group of foreign players, including Vitor Tormena, Victor Sa and João Batchi.
In FC 10, defender Brian Idowu stood out. He played for Lokomotiv and went to the World Cup as part of the Nigerian national team. He was replaced by the winner of the Russian Cup with CSKA, Evgeniy Pomazan. In addition, former Dynamo player Nikita Chicherin played in defense, and former Rostov player Igor Kireev played in midfield. The team is led by Alexander Nagorny, a well-known Krasnodar player. He previously worked at the Bulls academy, and then in the second team.
Brian Idowu prepares FC 10 for the match against the best club in the RPL
Photo by: FC 10
By the way, the post of FC 10 president is occupied by the famous comedian Azamat Musagaliev. Before the match he spoke about a conversation with the owner of Krasnodar.
“During the negotiations on the organisation of the match, I had a curious dialogue with Sergei Nikolaevich Galitsky. He told me that the match would be played in the main arena, and then added, before warning me not to be offended: ‘Azamat, do you understand that for the first time in history Krasnodar will play against clowns? How do you see it?’ I replied that I was a comedian, so I didn’t take offence and asked: ‘Who else, besides me, can be called a clown in my team? ’ Galitsky thought that I would play too, but I replied that this was not the case, that we had a professional team. I started listing all our players and when I came across the name of Idovu, he was shocked,” Musagaliev said.
Top Ten players celebrate a goal against Krasnodar
Photo by: FC 10
Krasnodar needed just 13 minutes to score. Smolov opened the scoring on the offside line (the match was played without VAR), but he did not bring down Pomazan. However, the striker did not separate himself from the episode and assisted Moses Cobnan. This is perhaps the easiest goal in the African’s career: he only had to put his foot in a few meters from the goal line.
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If anyone thought that Krasnodar would quickly destroy the opponent, they were wrong. The “Ten” came back just two minutes after conceding the goal. Yes, the guests were lucky, because the ball went under the crossbar after a rebound from Tormena. But we should highlight Petr Ten’s cool pass with a move to the center and João Batchi’s passive defensive play. The Media League Club scored against the RPL team in the stadium in front of 20 thousand people. Plot! Even if it is a friendly match.
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In general, the first half was spent with the advantage of Krasnodar. And if Sa and Batchi missed the goal, then Smolov did not spare his opponent. Fedor sent the ball into the near corner after a header from Kozlov. Thus, the striker scored 1+1 in the first half. Krasnodar scored the second goal just at the most difficult moment for the FC 10 players. Still, they spent almost the entire half without the ball.
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The start of the second half is a nightmare for Krasnodar. First, Batchi stayed on the far flank and allowed Kireev to avoid the offside trap, and then Giovanni Gonzalez grabbed his opponent with his hands. And all this in one attack! Perhaps the number 10 player added a little extra detail, but Pavel Kukuyan pointed out the “point”. Yuri Dupin, who came on as a substitute during the break, did not save Krasnodar after Kireev’s strike. I earned it myself and implemented it myself.
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And almost immediately after, Kireev launched the ball from the goal line over the goal. But Krasnodar punished the opponent. Olusegun perfectly understood the opponent’s penalty area and pushed the ball past the goalkeeper (3:2). Olakunle scored exactly at the moment when Musaev was preparing nine young footballers to enter the field.
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The youth of Krasnodar looked very decent. They acted actively, cheerfully and with attitude. Although it probably couldn’t have been any other way. The guys formed a good combination, with Olusegun again playing the role of a finisher. This time he calmly shot into an empty net, assisted by 17-year-old Kirill Kistenev.
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It seems that this is a case where there are no losers. “Krasnodar” won and delighted the public, and the Media League club played against the RPL team in a cool stadium with an impressive audience.
Krasnodar had a great start to the new RPL season:
“Krasnodar” with Musaev is on Ivic’s agenda. The team was of great help in a conversation with Galitsky.
