Goalkeeper of the Russian national football team Matvey Safonov said he was satisfied with the high level of the opponent in the friendly match against Iran (1-1).
“It was good to try myself with a team that played in the World Cup. We felt the level of the players and their good tactical knowledge, they gave their all on the pitch,” he told the service. RFU press.
Safonov added that in his opinion the Russian team looked pretty good in the match.
“We made offensive mistakes, because of which a certain intensity was created, but in a match of this level it should be like that,” said the goalkeeper.
On March 26, the wards of Valery Karpin will play the second friendly match of the training camp: in St. Petersburg they will meet the Iraqi national team.
