“Ruby” in the minority held a draw in a match with “Liverpool” – Russian newspaper

Kazan “Ruby” had an incredible match of the third round of the group stage of the Europa League against the “Liverpool”. Scoring on the “Anfield” first, then being in the minority and conceding withstood enormous pressure from rivals, Valery Chaly wards still snatch a draw – 1: 1.

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” Liverpool “for the match with” Ruby “was preparing a new coach – Jürgen Klopp, right for a long time who succeeded ugly sacked Brendan Rodgers. The English Premier League has had a German debut at the helm of “red” in the away match against “Tottenham”, which ended with the score 0: 0.

It is understood that the first match is hardly revealing. But before you could say that the coach and the team approach to each other. Not “after eating” in the “Borussia” is still hungry to win Klopp fits perfectly into the excessive ambitions of “Liverpool”, which, however, permissible to such club. And somehow it seems hardly surprising delight with which fans of “Reds” took Herr Jurgen.

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But the Klopp honestly: to return to the “Liverpool” the status of unconditional grants, it needs time. He promised four years to lead the team to the long-awaited championship, but the longest way, as you know, begins with a step. The first such step was strong, “Tottenham”. The second – “Ruby”.

In the Europa League, “Rubin” started badly, losing “Sion” and tied with “Bordeaux”. Paired game with “Liverpool” must ultimately decide whether the Kazan team to compete for access to the playoffs. In fairness, it should be said that the “Anfield”, “Rubin” did everything in his power.

The favorites of the meeting, of course, were the owners, and they are the first minutes of expected seized the initiative, literally trapping opponents in their half of the pitch. The first opportunity for a counterattack had the visitors only 15 minutes – and, paradoxically, it is “Ruby” has opened the account. Marko Devic in another penalty and took the long ball with one touch sent the ball into the net – who waited for such a beginning? Sure, he not represented his debut at the helm of “Liverpool” in the European League Jürgen Klopp.

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After a while, the guests had a real chance to score again, but after hitting the goalkeeper Blago Georgiev “Liverpool” Simon Mignolet pulled the ball out of the “nine.” Score Georgiev, and the game would have developed very differently. And so, these two episodes were at the “Rubin” only in the first half and turned out to be a match. Soon Captain Kazan, experienced Oleg Kuzmin, inspired by the recent successes of the national team, breaking the opponent’s attacks, he earned a yellow card that was his second. It was a tough blow for the visitors.

minutes had passed after the removal of Kuzmin as the equalizer to make. Attack of the “Liverpool” was crowned with a canopy that head locked Emre Can – 1: 1. Scoring, “red” with a vengeance piled on top of someone else’s penalty area, but the break is no longer distinguished. And “Ruby” was trying to counterattack, but only a couple of times, guests were able to cross the center line, and no more.

After the break, the Kazan and completely trapped in his own penalty, not being able to breathe freely. For them now it was vital to keep a draw, but it was incredibly hard. Countless times saved his team goalkeeper, “Rubin” Sergei Ryzhikov, and once for it played a bar. Involuntarily reminded of “Rubin” Kurban Berdyev era when “the bus” at the gate was commonplace. But here Kazan literally built a concrete wall, which hosts eventually were unable to break through for the second time.

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By the time the match referee main added three minutes, they expired, took another minute and the final whistle sounded, who recorded an amazing result for such a game – a draw 1: 1. The incredible statistics: “Liverpool” did 32 attack on someone else’s goal against just five shots, “Rubin.” “Merseyside club” filed 15 corners, while Kazan – only three. And with all this the owners have not been able to snatch victory.

What happened to the “Anfield”, can be called a miracle, which was created by Kazan – although strange to say so on the draw. Those fans of “Liverpool”, even before the final whistle to leave the bleachers were full of confusion and frustration. It is difficult to imagine that experienced during these 90 minutes, Jurgen Klopp, who so needed this victory.

Thus, “Ruby” won the point and took away two rivals. After the match, in the asset Kazan was two points, and they occupy the third place in Group B. But the “Liverpool”, located on the second line, just one point more. And much will be decided in the second match of these teams, which will be held in Kazan on November 5.

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