Pupil of Krasnodar Komlichenko scored two goals and saved the Russian team from defeat to Uzbekistan

Pupil of Krasnodar Nikolai Komlichenko scored two goals and helped the Russian national team to win a strong-willed victory over Uzbekistan in a friendly match. Playing for the Moscow “Lokomotiv” footballer came on as a substitute in the second half and in five minutes issued a double, which allowed the Russians to recoup with 0: 2. The meeting in Tashkent ended with the score 3: 2.

Komlichenko appeared on the field in the 66th minute instead of Konstantin Tyukavin. By this point, the Russian team was losing two goals: in the fifth minute, Viktor Melyokhin sent the ball to his own goal after the corner, and immediately after the break, Bekhruz Karimov increased the advantage of the hosts.

In the 70th minute, Komlichenko reduced the gap, and five minutes later scored the second goal and equalized the score. The victory of the Russian national team in the 79th minute was brought by Alexei Miranchuk. Thus, the Russians scored three goals in nine minutes.

Other players associated with Krasnodar also participated in the match. Club pupil Matvey Safonov, now playing for the French PSG, defended the gates of the Russian national team. And the current defender of the bulls Ilya Vahaniya left in the starting lineup and was replaced in the 76th minute. Another goalkeeper of Krasnodar Stanislav Agkatsev remained in reserve.

The previous meeting of the national teams of Russia and Uzbekistan took place in November 2022 and ended with a zero draw. The Uzbek team is headed by the former defender of the Italian national team Fabio Cannavaro - the world champion of 2006 and the winner of the Golden Ball.

The next match of the Russian team will be held on November 17 in Krasnodar. The rival of Valery Karpin’s team will be the national team of Venezuela.

Since 2022, Russian teams and clubs have been banned from participating in tournaments under the auspices of FIFA and UEFA.

Earlier it was reported that the former goalkeeper of Krasnodar Matvey Safonov faced a problem after arriving in Russia: one of his suitcases was lost at the airport. The PSG goalkeeper complained that the luggage was not found until his next trip to Uzbekistan, and the proposed delivery within two days was not suitable due to his busy schedule.