The head coach of the Dynamo youth team — following a draw with FC Rostov (3:3)
I think the first half was about adapting to the natural turf, which caused a lot of nervousness and mistakes. We warned the girls that there would be many mistakes, asked them to switch faster from episode to episode. It didn't quite work out, so these slow switches led to errors that ended in goals. And somewhere the girls got worried.
At halftime, we tried to calm them down, explained some details, how to act, and slightly changed the tactical pattern. And basically, it worked: in the second half, we completely seized the initiative, created a lot of chances, unfortunately, didn't score a lot. But our pressure already led to mistakes by the opponent, we secured two penalties.
What is especially worth noting, of course, is the character shown by our players. The girls believed they could pull this game off, and they did it.
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The next match of Dynamo U-21 will be played on October 5 — in Samara against the youth team of WFC Krylia Sovetov. The game starts at 10:00 Moscow time.
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