Lacina Traore believes Kuban Krasnodar benefited from Terek Grozny mistakes: Russian Premier League
Kuban Krasnodar won 2-1 against Terek Grozny in their latest Russian Premier League encounter at Akhmad Arena. The Kazaki forward, Lacina Traore, who scored a brace in that game, has expressed his joy at helping his team to victory against a tough opponent.
The promising striker revealed that Kuban played brilliantly in the second half of the match and admitted that the Chechens gave the possession away far too easily at times during the match. Traore insisted that mistakes made by the Nohchi defenders cost
them the game.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/CFR-Cluj-c38778 forward highlighted that Terek gave them an early chance by conceding a penalty. Traore admitted that he took the penalty well enough to send his side into the lead early on.
“I am very much pleased with this important victory. Everyone knows that Terek Grozny are very difficult to play against and now I know why they say it. We went home with a sense of accomplishment because success in football is important. If we had not pushed
them, they would not have given us any chances and we converted their mistakes into the goals. I am very happy that these goals helped the team to victory, but the main thing is to keep up the good work.” The Romanian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
By scoring his tenth goal of the season, the Ivorian striker has become the third highest scorer in the Russian Premier League this season and the first ever Kuban player to notch ten goals in a campaign. The Liga I winner insisted that he is not worried
about his individual goals or performance and revealed that he always believed in a team performance.
The Romanian Super Cup winner highlighted the importance of the win and revealed that it cheered up the team after Lokomotiv Moscow loss – Kuban lost 1-0 against the Railroaders. Traore urged his teammates to compile similar type of performances in order
to claim a decent spot on the league table.
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