What does the former player of our national team say about the match in Tehran?

The match between the national teams of Iran and Uzbekistan, which took place at the "Ozodi" stadium in Tehran, was very interesting and exciting.

Of course, our representatives played worthy of victory. We were ahead twice, but in the end the hosts escaped defeat and, having played a draw, secured a place in the World Cup.

We asked former player of our national team Lutfulla Turaev about the match.

- The match was very interesting and played at a great pace. What is your opinion about the match?
- The match was very interesting. At the same time, it was a very difficult match. We were ahead twice. But we conceded a goal. Anyway, big thanks to the players, they gave it their all on the field.

- What did you like most about the game?
- What did I like most about the game? The most I liked was that our guys gave it their all in the match. We didn't see any of them just walking around on the field. They all did a great job, amazing! The "mood" was also good. I liked that our players used all their potential.

- We had good chances at 1:2. How do you explain those situations?
- Football is interesting because of that. There are many situations. Of course, even when the score was 1:2, we had enough scoring chances. Abbas also failed to score in a good situation. This is football. Football is interesting because of moments like these. If all chances in football were converted into goals, it would have been a great result, not 2:2.

- Were the substitutes right and how much did they get involved in the game?
- I think the substitutes were not bad, they got into the game well. Buriev, Mozgovoy, Zhiyanov are not bad. Akmal came on at the end of the match. Buriev also played well in the middle.

- Iran played scared of us, didn't they?
- Of course, Iran played scared of us. That's why we scored at the beginning. We scored the second goal immediately after 1:1. Iran played a lot of defense.

- Was it a painful draw or...
- I think it was a painful draw. After all, we were ahead twice today. Iran is happy to draw. We should have won. This is football. A draw is not bad either. But it would have been better if we had won. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”