2017 Russian Cup Final

2017 Russian Cup Final
The Fisht Olympic Stadium hosted the final
Event 2016–17 Russian Cup
Ural Yekaterinburg Lokomotiv Moscow
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Date 2 May 2017 (2017-05-02)
Venue Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Referee Aleksei Nikolaev (referee)
Attendance 24,500

The 2017 Russian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 Russian Cup, the 25th season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 2 May 2017 at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, between Ural Yekaterinburg and Lokomotiv Moscow. Lokomotiv won the game courtesy of goals from Igor Denisov and Aleksei Miranchuk.[1]

The winner qualified for the group stage of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League and also faced the champions of the 2016–17 Russian Premier League, Spartak Moscow in the 2017 Russian Super Cup.

Venue

The Russian Cup final was held for Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium, which holds 40,000 people, was constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies. Following the events, the stadium was remodeled into an open-air football stadium and hosted matches as part of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Background

Lokomotiv played their 8th Russian Cup final, second only to CSKA's 11.[2] Prior to the 2017 final, they have won six, against the seven won by their cross town rivals. Their most recent appearance at the final was in 2015, wherein Lokomotiv ran 3-1 winners against Kuban Krasnodar.

As for Ural, it was their first ever appearance at the Russian Cup final. Indeed, their performance in the Russian Cup has been mediocre at best, as their best outing so far has been a Round of 16 appearance in the 2009–10 Russian Cup and 2015–16 Russian Cup.

It was also the first time that the two clubs met in the Russian Cup final.

Road to the final

Ural Round Lokomotiv
Opponent Result 2016–17 Russian Cup Opponent Result
Chelyabinsk 3–0 Round of 32 Khimki 2–1
Amkar Perm 1–1 (4–2 pen) Round of 16 Krylia Sovetov Samara 3–1
Krasnodar 3–3 (4–3 pen) Quarter-finals Tosno 1-0
Rubin Kazan 2-1 Semi-finals Ufa 1–0

Match

Details

Ural Yekaterinburg
Lokomotiv Moscow
GK28Russia Nikolai Zabolotny
DF7Russia Aleksandr Dantsev
DF4Slovenia Gregor Balažic
DF3Georgia (country) Jemal Tabidze
MF17Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov 88'
MF12Russia Aleksandr Novikov
MF92Russia Roman Yemelyanov 79'
MF18Russia Vladimir IlyinYellow card 69'
MF6Romania Eric Bicfalvi
FW9Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko 46'
FW10Zambia Chisamba LunguYellow card 49'
Substitutes:
MF57Russia Artyom FidlerRed card 90+' 46'
MF99Armenia Edgar ManucharyanRed card 90+' 79'
FW32Russia Nikita Glushkov 88'
Manager:
Russia Aleksandr Tarkhanov
GK1Brazil Guilherme
DF5Serbia Nemanja PejčinovićYellow card 45'
DF14Croatia Vedran ĆorlukaYellow card 90'
DF15Russia Arseny Logashov
DF29Uzbekistan Vitaliy Denisov
MF3Russia Alan Kasaev 108'
MF4Portugal Manuel Fernandes 71'
MF11Morocco Mbark BoussoufaYellow card 87'
MF19Russia Aleksandr SamedovYellow card 82'
MF49Russia Roman Shishkin
FW9Brazil Ari 64'
Substitutes:
GK41Russia Miroslav Lobantsev
DF17Ukraine Taras Mykhalyk
DF55Russia Renat Yanbayev
MF7Brazil Maicon 108'
MF59Russia Aleksei Miranchuk 71'
FW21Senegal Baye Oumar Niasse 64'
FW25Serbia Petar Škuletić
Manager:
Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko

References

  1. ↑ "Lokomotiv is the Cup of Russia holder". uefa.com. 2 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Russian Cup Final winners". RSSSF. 3 May 2017.
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