Football
Amkal beat Zorkiy in the Russian Cup, having played the first match in professional football
The media football club of bloggers “Amkal” reached the second round of the FONBET Cup of Russia, beating the Krasnogorsk “Zorkiy” from the Second League.
The meeting took place in Moscow and ended in regular time with a score of 1:1. On the 23rd minute, Sergey Popovitsky from Zorkoy opened the scoring, and at the beginning of the second half Alexey Gasilin scored against Amkal.
The decisive blow in the penalty shootout, which ended with a score of 8:7, was performed by Oleg Drazzhuk. Denis Beskorovayny and Dmitry Bobkov didn’t realize their attempts at Zorkiy, and Gasilin couldn’t score at Amkal from the 11-meter mark.
For “Amkal” this match was the first in professional football. In the second round, the team’s rival will be Tver, which plays in the Second League. The meeting will take place on August 31st.
FONBET Cup of Russia. 1/256 finals
Amkal (Moscow) – Zorkiy-Krasnogorsk (Krasnogorsk) – 1:1, on penalties – 8:7
Goals: Gasilin, 58. – Popovitsky, 23.
Removal: Mavrin, 90 (“Amkal”)
Source: Sportbox
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