However, the manager has told his team to continue with the similar spirit in the Russian Cup if they are to win the prestigious trophy this time around
Dynamo Moscow marched to the Russian Cup final after defeating the likes of Anzhi Makhachkala, Zenit St. Petersburg and Volga Nizhny Novgorod last term. However, they failed to win the Cup final against Rubin Kazan after conceding
a late goal in the game.
The Dinamiki head coach, Dan Petrescu, has urged his side to win the cup tournament this time around after progressing to the quarter-finals of the competition following a 2-1 win against FC Khimki at Arena Khimki on Wednesday.
Andrei Panyukov cancelled out http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Kuranyi-c20736 scored a memorable winner in what was an electrifying performance and superb comeback by the hosts.
Petrescu made a host of changes to his side that collected all three points in a league tie against Krylia Sovetov Samara at home.
The former Romanian international looked confident to introduce academy graduates such as 18-year-old striker, Panyukov, and placed 19-year-old midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215 Solovyev, in the middle of the park.
“We showed character and achieved an important victory over the uncompromising team. I played a different team as I wanted to give the opportunity to those players who did not get much match practice.” The UEFA Super Cup winner
was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kokorin-c4576, saying that the prolific striker has a great future at the Moscow-based club.
“Undoubtedly, Kokorin is an important player for us. Still, we should not forget that the game is all about team work. Each player must show their individual qualities and a sense of responsibility," he concluded.
Petrescu, who joined the club after leaving Kuban Krasnodar this summer, revealed that he is happy with the team’s performance. However, he warned the Musora to keep working hard in order to get their team back on top.
As things stand, Dynamo are at the 11th spot on the league table with 15 points courtesy to their below par start to the Russian championship this time around.
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