The head coach of the Kazakhstan futsal team Paulo Ricardo Kaka in an interview with bbabo.net summed up the match against Finland, the victory in which was the first for the team at Euro 2022. He noted that the key moment of the match was the goal of the captain and goalkeeper Higuita.

- Kaka, the match against Finland was your 30th at the head of the Kazakhstan national team. What results can you find in it underbbabo.net?

- Very pleased about bbabo.net 30 matches for the national team of Kazakhstan. This is a very good indicator. Hope I can double it. As for the game, the opponents defended actively, they have long legs, and so we conceded the first goal. But what I liked about our team is that, no matter what, she is ready to overcome any problem, any obstacle. In the morning before the match, we received information that Yesenamanov would not play, but still the team did not lose heart. In the course of the match, we lost twice in the score, were able to endure and equalize and move on. And this is the most important thing. Team spirit. Whether there is Kaka or not, the team has spirit.

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- Higuita scored the third goal at the third European Championship. Was this the key moment in the match?

- I think yes. This is a key moment in the game, because, firstly, he equalized. This is the goal of Higuita, the goal of the team captain, the goal that everyone has been waiting for. This gave us a tie in the score, but also gave us a moral advantage. Higuita, like the whole team, will improve his game from game to game, will play more reliably. We will play better. And we hope that in the next match we will climb even one step higher.

- In the absence of Akbalikov, a column, Tursagulov, who had his first match after an injury, and Valiullin played ahead. How would you rate their game? It seems that sometimes Knaub was also connected there?

- It was a game for a smart pillar player who could open up well. And when it turned out in the first half that only Tursagulov played well in front, Valiullin didn’t come out well, so I had to use Knaub in front to open up well and receive the ball so that we could rest a little, and it worked out well in a few moments. But in the second half, in the second moment, when Valiullin had already left, he took the ball, this is what we demand from him, and then he was already playing. He played better today than in the last match. And we hope that in the next match it will be even better.

- Before that, Italy and Slovenia played a draw. Did you watch this match and what do you expect from the next meeting with Italy?

- Italy is more skilled and not as disciplined as Finland. Not because there is no order. It's just that when more skillful players gather, who play a lot individually, try to beat one-on-one, the team automatically starts playing more improvisation. We have to be ready for this individual skill and play against a team that will take risks. We saw that they would take risks. They risked two matches in a row when there were draws. I don't think it will be any different now.

Recall that Kaka's wards defeated Finland 6:2 and led the group. The team will play the next match on January 28 against Italy.

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