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“Orenburg” could not celebrate the return to the RPL with a victory
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Orenburg lost to Wings of the Soviets (2:4) in the 1st round of the WORLD RPL after returning to the elite Russian division.
The hosts took the lead in the first half thanks to Dmitry Tsypchenko’s own goal, but after the break Roman Yezhov’s ball and Maksim Glushenkov’s brace brought Krylia three points.
In the 83rd minute, midfielder Timur Ayupov scored Orenburg’s second goal, but almost immediately Denis Yakuba restored Samarans’ two-goal lead.
As part of the 2nd round of the Russian Championship, Orenburg will play at home with Ural on July 23, Krylya Sovetov will leave for St. Petersburg the day before for the match with Zenit.
Source: Sportbox
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