The match between Manchester City and Leyton Orient in the 1/16 finals of the FA Cup will remain in Abdukadir Khusanov's memory for life.
The 20-year-old legionnaire, who came on as a substitute with his team trailing, not only strengthened the defense, but also equalized the score. Ainan Khusanov's goal served as the turning point of the game. Later, Kevin de Bruyne scored, taking the "city" to the next stage.
Importantly, Abdukadir Khusanov made history as the first Uzbek player to score a professional goal on English fields.
Alexey Merkulov, who was his head coach at the first professional team of our country - "Energetik-BGU", commented on his student's goal.
- No one has yet denied the idea that luck is also needed in football. We should not forget the role of Khusanov in the situation when Manchester City scored its first goal, and we should not exaggerate it.
I must say that if Abdukadir had not appeared in the way of the ball, it would have been saved by the goalkeeper. The goal was scored due to a ricochet.
Most importantly, let this goal serve to increase Khusanov's chances of being regularly included in the starting lineup, - said Alexey Merkulov.
It is worth noting that when the first goal was scored against Leyton Orient, Manchester City defender Rico Lewis fired a shot from a long distance. The ball hit Khusanov, who appeared in the position of a central striker, and went into the net.
There was a similar situation in the career of our legionnaire. In Lens' match against PSG in the Coupe de France, Abdukadir Khusanov's shot hit teammate Mbala Nzola and went into the net of Matvey Safonov. That time, the goal was credited to Nzola. This time, it was the other way around.
After the match, Rico Lewis admitted that Khusanov was the scorer.
- I'm happy that the goal was credited to Abdukadir Khusanov. After the mistake he made in his first match for the team, he rose to his level again. This time Khusanov played really well. He completely controlled the game, reacted to long-range shots in a timely manner.
I think I gave him an assist. I'm just happy for my teammate's success, - said Rico Lewis.
Abdukadir Khusanov celebrated his debut as a Manchester City player in two competitions in a short period of time - in the Premier League and the FA Cup. Now the personal fans of our legionnaire are waiting for him to play in two matches against "Real" in the European Champions League on February 11 and 19...
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