Soccer Slovakia – Russia – coaches’ reactions / Tarkovič, Karpin
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In Friday’s match of the H-group, the Slovak national football team paid for the World Cup 2022 qualification on the efficiency board in the offensive.
For the 0: 1 loss in Kazan to Russia, the Slovaks’ chances of advancing are only in the category of miracles, but they want to try for revenge for two days in Osijek, Croatia, against the reigning vice-champion of the world.
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Štefan Tarkovič’s charges dropped to fourth in the table, with Russia Russia losing seven points to the leading duo Croatia, with only nine remaining in the game. Only the winner of the group will advance directly to Qatar for the final tournament, the team in the second place fights in the draw. After the match in Croatia, the Slovaks will start in Trnava on 11 November in Trnava against Slovenia, and three days later they will finish their qualification in Malta.
“Zborná” took the lead on the 24th, read after the own goal of the tracker Milan Škriniar. In the end, it was the only goal of the duel, when the guests did not take some good chances. “It’s hard for me to judge the match. We really had a lot of chances and we were very close to winning. We have to get it there. If we played once more, we would definitely score a goal. If I anticipate a chance against Croatia, we can be successful. “ said winger Lukáš Haraslín at a post-match press conference.
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Qualifying match for WC 2022 Russia – Slovakia.
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The Slovaks were a better team in the match, they had the ball together on their feet, the Russians were only sporadically dangerous. Coach Štefan Tarkovič stated immediately after the match that under his lead the players gave the best performance, but the ending was the weakness of his charges.
“It is a great disappointment for us. We played the match knowing we had to succeed. We gave better performance among the sixteen than in the home measurement of forces with this opponent. The Russians played very well organized, but unfortunately, we did not show what we should have in its penalty area. We managed to combine in the fourth match in a row, but we also have to work effectively and we have to work towards it. “ said the coach of Slovaks.
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Ivan Schranz had the best chance of having a match in the second half, Lukáš Haraslín hadn’t pushed through a quick break before. “I have nothing to blame the players for. I can’t say he wouldn’t. We were more dominant, but in the final phase we did not change the opportunity. When we are more efficient, we will collect the body, but this is not currently the case. “ added Štefan Tarkovič.
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WC 2022 Qualification: Russia – Slovakia: Russian players celebrate after the match
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The home helmsman Valerij Karpin was much more satisfied after the match, who lacks several supports. The Russians managed even without them, although they did not dazzle the performance. In the end, they did not collect in the fourth match in a row.
Valery Karpin praised the game of Slovaks: “We can’t play all four matches well. I must say that now we were lucky, plus the dexterity of the defenders and the goalkeeper. Fortunately, you need to earn. Players watch as a team. The football god gave us everything, happiness turned to us. Slovakia has created good chances, they have not created that much in the three previous matches. “