This has never happened before and here it is again! The president of the Brunei Football Federation, Faisal Yusoff, spoke about the expenses incurred by the Russian Football Union (RFU) in organizing a friendly match between the national teams of both countries.
On November 15, the Russians defeated the Brunei semi-professional team in Krasnodar with 11:0.
“All expenses for the trip here were covered by the RFU. It is a very large amount, but I will not give an exact figure. More than 100 thousand dollars. Only tickets for a delegation of 40 people cost that amount. There is also hotel accommodation, meals and travel. In addition, our federation earned a certain amount for hosting a match with the Russian team.” – he said happily Yusoff.
His players were also happy and, after the defeat, rushed to party at a nightclub in Krasnodar.
Furthermore, according to the source, at first the Bruneians tried to enter the local strip bar, but difficulties arose: their cards do not work in Russia and they could not negotiate with security agents and enter for dollars.
But the visiting footballers found a way out: they went to a regular bar, and then moved to a nightclub: they danced, drank beer and shots, smoked a hookah and played MakSim’s song “Do You Know”.
In private conversations, Brunei residents said they work from home as police officers, firefighters, teachers and pizza delivery drivers.
Meanwhile, according to the agreement, the guests will play another match on Monday, November 18, against the Krasnodar football club, the leader of the Russian championship. These are six-day training camps on Kuban soil at the expense of the host country. Truly, Russia is a generous soul!
In turn, the SAR team, which will play a match against the Russians on November 19 at the Volgograd Arena stadium, arrived in the legendary Volga city on November 10 (it turns out that there are ten days left).
Syrians train on the fields of the VGAFK (Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture) with natural grass. The press service of the Football Federation of the Middle Eastern country sadly reported:
“The city is beautiful despite the cold and the reception is good, but not all the main protagonists came. 23 footballers arrived in Russia, no one else will come. Seven key players will be absent for various reasons, including injury. “We hope that fans of the Syrian team will attend the match, but not in large numbers.”
In principle, this is not good, but on the other hand, there is still a positive effect, because the game is registered in the International Football Federation (FIFA) rankings.
And if the Russians manage to beat the guests, seriously weakened by unexpected injuries, more points will be added to the team’s treasury.
And the most important thing is that the Russians will attend the match with the SAR team in uniforms with national symbols. In the luxurious stadium that hosted the 2018 World Cup matches, the Russian anthem will be played and our wonderful tricolor will rise along the flagpole into the Volgograd sky.
Considering that FIFA and UEFA suspended the Russian national team and the country’s clubs from participating in all international tournaments on February 28, 2022, these games are a breath of fresh air in the suffocating Russophobic international bureaucratic atmosphere.
And finally, the comment of a stentorian commentator and television presenter. Dmitri Guberniev About the historic victory over the “pizza delivery people”:
“When I went to visit my grandmother in Orekhovo-Zuevo in 1985, the local team “Znamya Truda” was playing with the national team of Guinea-Bissau. They won 6-0 against the team from the second league of the USSR championship. We must thank Brunei for coming. It is necessary to treat the registry calmly; This is not an achievement. To be proud of such records is to disrespect oneself. I think Brunei would be beaten by any team not only in the RPL, but also in the second and even the third league.
Thank you for playing, thank you for keeping the national team institute alive. People miss shows, world stars don’t come to us. Regarding the participation of athletes from all countries, we are now in a famine situation. It’s fantastic that matches like this are not played in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but in Krasnodar. Planes haven’t flown there for three years, but the national team came and played.”
