Match №6

The match № 6, group round, group C

January 20th, 2012, Saint-Petersburg, Peterburgsky SCC, 300 spectators

Tajikistan – Lithuania 0:0

Referee: Miroshnichenko, Dudenkov, Vereteshkin

Tajikistan: Saidrakhmanov, Khabibulloev, Ulmasov, Nazarov, Radjabov, Shokhzuhurov (Komroni, 83), Fatukhloev (c), Payzov, Davronov, Khojibaev (Kalandarov, 46), Tukhtasunov (Gaforov, 67)

Head coach: Salohitdin Gafurov

Lithuania: Simaitis, Pilypas, Urbaitis, Juozaitis, Brokas, Zhulpa (c) (Beneta, 72), Urbyalis (Petkus, 59), Paulius (Snapkauskas, 86), Novikovas, Nakrosius

Head coach: Vitaliyus Stankevichius

Yellow cards: Zhulpa (10), Paulius (14), Tukhtasunov (16), Urbyalis (34), Urbaitis (38), Shokhzuhurov (57), Gaforov (81)

Best players: Davronov, Novikovas

Comments

Head coach of Tajikistan team Salohitdin Gafurov:

– We spent the first match of the season. Both teams played evenly today, neither we nor Lithuania had any dangerous scoring moments. We controlled the game mostly in midfield. And I was worrying a lot before the match and the players were worrying, so they played nervously. But the draw 0:0 – a good result.

Head coach of Lithuania team Vitaliyus Stankevichius:

– This is the first match for us, so we began timidly. But then we got use to the field, took the game into our own hands. We did not score and it means 0:0. We also didn't miss and it is also important. We play European football; we have our style and our face, and the national team of Tajikistan plays Asian football. And it's great! That's a chance to play with such an opponent. And it is possible only within such tournaments.