Lokomotiv arrived in Togliatti in great spirits after impressive 4-0 win over Strogino. Our team was fighting for the first place with CSKA and Zenit, while the Konoplev Academy was sitting bottom of the table. However, the match turned out to be more difficult than expected.
If in the game against Strogino Lokomotiv had a huge advantage and created lots of dangerous moments in the first half, with the Konoplev Academy it wasn’t the case, as the opponent was able to break down and...