Fr om November 10 to 20, the Russian Futsal Cup was held at the "Record" sports complex in Zelenograd, with 9 teams participating: Voronezh Oblast, Samara Oblast, Novosibirsk Oblast, Moscow Oblast, the Republic of Dagestan, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's Republic, the city of Moscow, and the Republic of Belarus.
The tournament was organized in a round-robin format, wh ere all participants played one match against each other. It is gratifying that for the first time in such serious competitions, a team from the Donetsk People's Republic took part.
Based on the results of all matches, the winner of the Russian Cup was the team from Voronezh Oblast, which lost only once to the Belarusians and drew with Novosibirsk Oblast. The teams from Samara Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast took second and third place, respectively. At the international tournament, the Republic of Belarus won first place.
The award ceremony was attended by the President of the OSFSG Dmitry Rebrov, who presented awards to the winners and medalists of the tournament.
Vyacheslav Gutko, senior coach of the Russian national futsal team:
"The Russian Cup went very well, with a large number of teams for this tournament — 9 regions, including the Belarusian national team. The regions could test their strength against the team from Belarus, as they played in a round-robin format, which is also excellent — everyone played everyone. The competition for the championship was very good; 5-6 teams fought and took points from each other, which is also very good. Good competition in games means athletes will improve their skills."
RESULTS OF ALL RUSSIAN CUP MATCHES - (click)
Text: Maria Mazhenina, Nurlan Tazhigulov
Photos: Sofia Rumyantseva, Anton Zelenin
Translation: Daria Kudelina
