The Syrian national team player Mahmoud Al-Mawas shared his thoughts on how midfielder Sergey Pinyaev from Moscow's Lokomotiv stood out in the Russian national team's friendly match.
"In the game against the Russian national team, the player who impressed me the most was Sergey Pinyaev. I play on the right, and Sergey was on the left; I could feel how actively he was playing and how he influenced Russia's attack. As for the match, I felt like I was at the World Cup. The atmosphere was great, the stadium and the city were all very pleasant. I wish the Russian national team good luck in the future," Al-Mawas told TASS.
On November 19, the Syrian national team lost to Russia (0:4). The match took place at the Volgograd Arena. Pinyaev started in the lineup and was substituted in the 64th minute.