Mirjalol Kasimov: "The score is high, but this will be a big lesson for "Navoi FA""

A big score was recorded in the match between OKMK and Navoi FA, which took place in the third round of the Uzbekistan Cup. The match was held at the OKMK stadium in Almalyk and ended with a 12:1 victory for the hosts.

After the match, OKMK head coach Mirjalol Kasimov took part in a press conference with journalists and shared his thoughts:

"Indeed, the situation in the group was not clear before today's match, any result could have happened. That is why we took the field with almost all of our main players. However, we considered it necessary to leave some of our leaders - Islam Tokhtakhodjaev, Khurshid Giyasov and Datsi Kleidi - in reserve for today's match. The purpose of our decision was to give our young players a chance, to prepare them mentally and physically for big matches.

Since the match was on our home field, we planned to give our fans a nice holiday. The large number of goals was also important for making our fans happy and for our final round of group stage calculations. In my opinion, we achieved our goal in this regard.

Of course, this defeat was quite painful for our opponent "Navoi FA". But I think the young and I would ask the talented players not to lose heart and not to lose spirit. Yes, the score was high, but this will be the first step and an important lesson for the young players in the future. They will get used to such games and become stronger and more experienced in big football.

At a time when great opportunities are being created for young people and academies in Uzbek football, they should take full advantage of these opportunities and continue to work on themselves. I believe that this game will serve as a good school of experience for the young guys in the "Navoi FA" team," concluded Mirjalol Kasimov.

With this result, the OKMK team achieved an important victory in the group stage of the Uzbekistan Cup and took a big step towards the next stage. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!