SKA-Khabarovsk extended its winless streak to 20 matches, this time losing to Arsenal

After the game, Khabarovsk SKA dropped to 14th place in the standings

The championship is passing, and hopes that a miracle will happen and SKA-Khabarovsk will finally start winning and make it to the top of the standings are fading with each round. On the contrary, the army team has again dropped dangerously to 14th place, and only one line separates them from the relegation zone.

Arsenal Tula is now one of the leaders of the championship, and in order to take points in the city of gunsmiths, we had to try hard. SKA tried hard at the very beginning of the game, but then mistakes began and the initiative passed to the hosts. In the 41st minute, Tula scored from a set piece. The rest of the time, SKA tried to win back, but nothing worked out.

“If you evaluate the game as a whole, it is probably divided into four parts. We started very well, our plan worked, we moved the ball well. The only thing was that at certain moments it was not enough to bring the ball to those zones to attack. And then this period ended – we began to lose the ball in simple situations, that is, we did not take the field into account, and we had to play more accurately. And Tula just found herself in her element. Due to their vertical play and rebounds, they moved the game away from their goal. One of the set pieces led to a goal. During the break, we reorganized, and at the beginning of the second half we had an advantage, we made castlings, and, unfortunately, we did not complete the approaches that we had. It has more to do with the interaction of players in the penalty area, we did not have certain areas filled. Well, then the scenario of the first half repeated itself again. It was advantageous for Arsenal to play at a ragged pace, they also pushed our game back, there were a lot of fouls, so the game ended like this. We lost,” noted Roman Sharonov at the post-match press conference.

From the point of view of the Arsenal coach, this was a very important victory for the Tula team.

“It’s not an easy match. A very good opponent. The coach’s hand is visible. Both in the selection of players and in their quality. Today the victory was very important from a psychological point of view. I want to say a big thank you to my boys. To your team. Today they demonstrated what is needed. I’m only upset that there were injuries in the match. Three players were injured, but we will wait for examination. I thank the fans. Their support is greatly needed. Today they drove us forward. We heard them, this is very important for us,” he emphasized Alexander Storozhuk, head coach of Arsenal.

Now SKA-Khabarovsk is finally returning home, where on April 20 at the Lenin Stadium it will play against Krasnoyarsk Yenisei.

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