Tomorrow is a very crucial first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League will meet in Helsinki, Finland HJK and Kazakhstan "Astana". The outcome of this meeting was much will depend on the fate of the European Cup in both contenders in the ongoing season. We all, of course, waiting for the successful performance of our champion. And what hope contenders?
Told the national Internet portal Sports.kz spoke with 28-year-old midfielder Finnish squad Erfanom Zeneli. Albanian Kosovars came with his family to Finland as a child. Football, he started following the example of his elder brother Ridwan, and now Zeneli, Jr. is one of the leaders of Hick and the current player of the Finnish national team. Interestingly, the only one on my mind legionnaire from Finland to Kazakhstan championship, too, was an ethnic Albanian - in 2008 for "Astana" acted Dritan Stafsula.
- Erfan how your team took the news that her opponents in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League has got "Astana"?
- We understand that the game with this team will not be easy, because we believe "Astana" a strong team with good players.
- The first match will take place on the field Hick. This is an advantage for the Kazakh team?
- I think that we need to play well throughout the 180 minutes, because I do not think that everything will be decided in the first game. We want to show a good result at home. Let's see how it will turn out.
- Probably at home your team will play aggressive football?
- Of course, we need to play aggressive at home and in Kazakhstan, if we want to go further in the tournament.
- Many fans come to the game with Hick's "Astana"?
- I think that will hold a full stadium (home arena of the Finnish Sonera Stadium can accommodate 10,770 people - Ed.).
- As far as I know, your team is used to playing on artificial turf?
- Yes exactly. Our stadium is laid a good synthetic turf.
- What are the goals HIKom Champions League season 2015/2016's?
- We will carry out game after game and see what happens.
- Players Hick, of course, view videos of matches of "Astana" with the "Maribor". Some of the players of the Kazakhstan champion do you remember?
- I think our opponents are strong as a team. In "Astana" a lot of good players, but we also are available. We will see what will happen in the match.
- What's the score of the first match to satisfy HJK?
- 2: 0 or 3: 0 in our favor, it would be good. No one knows in advance how the game goes.
- If your team suddenly lost the first match to Hick it will be a disaster?
- No, because we will have the second match, in which we will fight until the last minute.
- You ever played against Kazakhstan team?
- Yes - in a friendly match against "Aktobe".
- What is the state HJK fit for the match against "Astana" - there are no injured players in the team?
- All of our players are healthy
