“Losing is not a death sentence”: in the match of the 20th round of the RPL, Krasnodar lost to Rostov

On Friday, March 8, the match of the 20th round of the RPL took place in Rostov-on-Don. “Krasnodar” took to the field against the hosts. The game was officiated by a team of referees led by Vasily Kazartsev (St. Petersburg).

In the southern derby at the Rostov Arena, about 2,000 people were rooting for the Bulls. Even the head of Krasnodar, Evgeny Naumov, came to the match. However, the support did not help the players. The scoring was opened by the opposing forward Mohammad Mokhebi in the 25th minute of the match. In addition, almost the entire 2nd half the “black-greens” played in the minority – in the 49th minute Olakunle Olusegun received a second yellow card. The Nigerian earned both warnings for go-aheads in martial arts.

In the 61st minute of the match, Iranian striker Mohammad Mohebi scored a double. The “bulls” managed to strike back successfully only in the 66th minute. The only goal against Rostov was scored by forward John Cordoba.

The game ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the home team. The loss did not prevent the “bulls” from maintaining their lead in the RPL standings with 39 points. However, if Zenit beats Ural in Yekaterinburg on March 9, Krasnodar could drop to 2nd place.

“Support for our club is always important, especially outside the home field. Today in Rostov I saw a real army of FC Krasnodar fans. These emotions cannot be expressed in words – very powerful and vivid. In a southern derby, losing is not a death sentence or even a shame. Our Rostov brothers are showing a beautiful game. “Bulls,” we are always with you,” The mayor of the Kuban capital commented on the match.

Earlier, MK in Kuban wrote that All-Kuban festival-marathon in combat sambo was held in Kurganinsk.