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The Latvian national football team closed the UEFA League of Nations tournament on Tuesday with a devastating 5: 0 victory over Andorra, winning its first success in official matches this year.
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Kazakevich said at a post-match press conference that the match was not easy, although a convincing victory was won.
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“We were going to want to play active and aggressive football, pushing our style of play. Until the second goal we scored, the game went on a nervous bottom because we realized that we had not succeeded in realization before. “It was important to take the initiative from the first minutes so as not to let the opponents play the counter – game and beat the pace,” said Kazakevich.
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Compared to the first mutual game in this tournament, the Latvian national team has been more organized this time.
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“We had spent more time together and at some point in the collaborative attack were the best. In terms of quality and result, this was a good game considering the opponent and how difficult it is to play away with Andorra. But I will say that some other games in this cycle were qualitative, but did not give the expected result, “concluded Kazakevich.
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As predicted, Andorran footballers provoked Latvian footballers from the very first minutes. Latvians had five yellow cards in this game, but their opponents had six and one red card.
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“We talked about it and prepared the team that we have to take into account the specifics of Andorra. We also tried to remind the players several times during the game. But we also looked for a balance so that the players would be more active in the contact game. I think that in general we did not give in to provocations and did not give the opponents the opportunity to break the pace, which also culminated in a goal gain, “explained Kazakevich.
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The bench of the Latvian national team coaches was not without warnings either, when the assistant coach Maris Smirnov saw the yellow card in front of him. The football players of the Latvian national team were also in an aggressive positive sense.
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“It is important to have both an active bench and a sensible action on the court. It was important not to overdo it so that there would not be very big breaks and we would not do too much. It seems that we almost reached this balance and did not allow “It was one of the preconditions for us to achieve a good result today, and I think it worked well. There was mutual pressure and intransigence,” said Kazakevich.
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The sharp opponent was also stopped by Daniels Ontužāns, who opened it to an Andorran footballer for an offense against Antonio Chernomordia.
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“It’s only now that I get to know him better. Working together to defend a teammate and get involved is a positive thing. It’s just a matter of being able to control when and how it’s done – that’s what new players still have to learn.” “The match worked well in both duel and situations where you have to show your position in relation to your teammates. It is a positive signal and we need such players on the field. It is definitely a plus, not a minus,” said Kazakevičs.
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Latvia made the first substitution already in the 55th minute, when Aleksejs Saveļjevs took the place instead of Artūrs Zjuzins.
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“During the break, Zjuzins said that he felt an old injury and would not be able to continue the match for a long time. We were preparing for this change of Saveyev during the break. At least for now, the other players have no injuries,” Kazakevich said.
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Assessing the completed cycle, Kazakevich emphasized that he did not achieve sports results. There are many reasons for this, but the main one is that the team under his leadership met for the first time only a few months ago.
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“Also in the first game with Andorra, we had to score three points. This time was difficult with a lot of challenges and we can take both positive and negative things from it. I think it was very important to win and do it the way we do today. It was important to feel “I hope that this victory will be a good impetus for the next steps, and we will be able to delight the fans and ourselves with our game and results next year. Much more often than it was in this cycle,” said Kazakevich.
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Jānis Ikaunieks scored two goals for Latvians, Antonijs Chernomordijs, Vladislavs Gutkovskis and Raimonds Krollis scored one.
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After six games in a group with 12 points, the Faroe Islands won, which will play in Group C in the next League of Nations tournament, Malta has nine points, the Latvian national team has scored seven points, and Andorra has scored two points.
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