Zenit team's head coach Sergey Semak commented for MatcH TV after the match against Rubin. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
He noted that the two halves of the game were different. In the first half, the team controlled the ball well, showed good play, and managed to score the second goal.
There were many opportunities in the game, and overall control was maintained. However, in the second half, an early goal affected the mood of the game.
There were more mistakes in the team, and nervousness was observed. When the score changed from 2:0 to 2:1, the course of the game changed.
In the early and middle parts of the second half, the team played well, creating many opportunities, but they couldn't convert them. If the third goal had been scored, the issue of victory would have been resolved.
Unfortunately, a mistake was made in a set piece and in aerial play, leading to the loss of victory. He emphasized that this is the nature of football.
He also talked about the decision to substitute a player for G‘lushenkov during the break, stating that this decision was made due to Maxim making many mistakes, losing the ball, and several problems arising. Although he played well in several flanks, the poor performance in another flank led to the substitution.
