What did Mirjalol Kasimov say about his team's victory today?

After the first match of the Super League-2025 between OKMK and "Bukhara" (2:1), the head coach of the hosts, Mirjalol Kasimov, participated in the post-match press conference.

"I congratulate everyone on the blessed month of Ramadan. I also sincerely congratulate all our women on the holiday of March 8 tomorrow. The first match of the championship is always difficult and full of emotions. Starting the season is not easy. Today, both teams played as well as possible. We witnessed an intense, fast, attacking and fighting game. Luck smiled on us and we were able to score a goal. It is wrong to assess the quality of the game now, or rather, it is still too early. Both teams played well today," Mirjalol Kasimov said about today's match.

- How worthy do you think "Bukhara" was able to resist OKMK today? How fair was the last-minute goal and the final score for today's match?

- I am not saying that "Bukhara" played badly. Both teams resisted well. My team did not play badly considering the current situation. Now, if we talk about the last situation, I haven't seen a repeat of the situation yet. In my opinion, the defender was trying to be the first to have possession of the ball, but he couldn't reach it. I don't know how fair the situation was. It's hard to say anything now. Everyone can make mistakes, but maybe there wasn't a mistake in that situation. But for now, I'm happy that my team won.

- OKMK has kept the core of its main squad ahead of the new season. Several young players and foreign players have signed contracts. How satisfied are you with the squad assembled by OKMK? What are the team's goals in the Super League?

- Our goal is, as always, the highest. In football, both teams play with 11 players. No team can play with 15 players. My demands on the guys are maximum. We need to please our fans, and the result will come. The head coach always wants to see the best players in his team. It is natural that there will be changes in the team, someone is injured. I just told the players in the dressing room that we need to recover quickly. We will play 6 games in April and May. We can use this squad at the moment and I want this squad to be as useful as possible.

- South Sudanese player Ajak Riak made his debut for OKMK today. How would you rate the striker's performance today? Ali Abdurakhmanov, who came on as a substitute, scored the winning goal...

- I will not praise one player and knock another down. This is one team. Riak joined the team only a week ago. He was unable to participate in team training. I hope that all the players we have signed will be of great benefit to the team. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”