Baurzhan Umirbaev, a player of Gazprom-Ugra:

– In the first half, it was as if we weren’t in the mood. We thought we’d get out on one foot, and they are young guys, we are young too… But this did not happen. “Spartak imposed a very good game on us, we were not ready for it. During the break, the coach made adjustments and in the second half we went out with a different attitude and dedication. The combinations in the “four” were new, there were little training and no chemistry yet. I want to thank Spartak for a good game. We will meet again!

Alexander Boytsov, captain of Spartak:

– The matches between Gazprom and Spartak are always fundamental. Firstly, the same home ground, and secondly, we remember last season. Please comment on today’s meeting.

– It is always hard to play with Gazprom, they are also a young team, the guys play for each other in team football. We started confidently, scored two goals, then relaxed a little and got a “goal in the locker room” and it broke us a little. Of course, coaches told us not to relax, tried to bend our line, but it did not work out a little. Then Gazprom scored two goals and it was hard to come up with something, we had to release the fifth field goal. “We play the fifth game at training sessions, we try to connect more often, because the goalkeeper is a goalkeeper, and he sees the field and glade better and creates sharper chances. In general, I liked the game very much, the heat was good.

– Why the crosses “on the pivot” in the second half went wrong?

– The plan of the coach was to have the pivot closer to the corner, and we had a pivot in the middle of the field, so it was hard to give it there, immediately “eaten” and so nothing worked out.

– Which goal was the most beautiful today?

– I think Maksim Volynyuk scored a beautiful goal, I saw this shot, and he is worthy of applause.