Rakhimov Reflects on Draw Against Dynamo: Key Moments and Player Injuries

The head coach of «Rubin,» Rashid Rakhimov, shared his thoughts following the match of the 14th round of the Russian Premier League, where the Kazan team played to a goalless draw against Moscow’s «Dynamo» (0:0). The home team’s defender, Konstantin Nizhegorodov, received a red card and was sent off the field in the 58th minute.

– «After the ejection, ‘Dynamo’ had only two chances. I jokingly mentioned why Staver was chosen as the best player when he didn’t have many opportunities. The second half saw a shift in play, but the red card brought us back down to earth. The result was fair.»

– «Why was Rozhkov substituted at halftime?»
– «He was injured. Vuyachich came on with one leg,» Rakhimov’s comments were reported by the official website of «Rubin.»

Both «Rubin» and «Dynamo» hold the seventh and eighth positions, respectively, in the Russian championship standings. The Kazan team has accumulated 19 points, while the white-blue team has 17 points and could not surpass the team from the capital of Tatarstan in the RPL table.