Sport24.az
"Sabah" drew 3:3 with "Qarabag" in the 22nd round of the Misli Premier League. Sport24.az reports that Valdas Dambrauskas, the head coach of the Masazir team, answered journalists' questions at the press conference held after the match:
- Before the game, while talking with the coaching staff, we were saying that the match could end with a score of 3:3. Unfortunately, even though we were 3:0 ahead, we couldn't keep this advantage until the end. It was difficult for us. Here, "Qarabag"'s experience played its role. In the last 20 minutes, their experience spoke on the field. We are very sad. If you are 3:0 ahead, you had to find a way to keep the advantage until the end. But unfortunately, we couldn't do it. This is a good lesson for us, we have to draw conclusions from it. There is a cup match ahead, there will be championship games. In this sense, when we get into such a situation, we need to be better prepared, play correctly. I congratulate both teams for today's game. Although we were ahead in the score until the 70th minute, the opponent made a beautiful comeback in the last 20 minutes and equalized the score. I thank the fans who came to the stadium in the cold weather. I am also very sorry for those who did not come. There were still empty seats in the stands. Sometimes such games in the championship are more interesting and tense than Champions League matches. It can be said that this game had everything: intrigue, drama...
- Did you lose two points or gain one point?
- If you had asked me before the game, I would have given a different answer. But after the score became 3:0, we look in the mirror and we are disappointed. We lost points. Therefore, I congratulated "Qarabag" for realizing a beautiful comeback. We must draw conclusions from this game. I hope we will not have such mistakes again.
- One of your assistants committed an unethical act against Mushfig Huseynov, who is considered one of the legends of Azerbaijani football. Are you considering punishing him?
- Of course, we apologized. Frankly, I didn't see that moment. Because I was focused on the field. Then I saw that the reserve bench of both teams got up and something happened there. As "Sabah", we never justify such matters. Respect is very important to us. We adhere to all fair-play rules.
- The team fighting for the championship conceded 3 goals in 12 minutes. How can you explain the reason for this?
- I already explained it. Lack of concentration, experience and opponent...
- What was the reason for Khayal Aliyev's substitution at half-time?
- It was a forced substitution. It was related to his health. Even yesterday, it was questionable whether he would appear in the starting lineup today.
- You were expressing your objections to the head referee's decisions in the last minutes. In your opinion, how was the refereeing?
- No matter what I say, it doesn't matter. Because there is a chairman of the Referees Committee and he is responsible for their mistakes. They look at their mistakes. We are all human. I sincerely hope that there was no intentional mistake, everyone can make mistakes. I don't want to comment more than that. Because the match is already over. I have to analyze my players, I am responsible for their mistakes, and the Referees Committee is responsible for the referees' mistakes.
