2017 Russian Cup Final

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]

2017 Russian Cup Final
The Fisht Olympic Stadium hosted the final
Event2016–17 Russian Cup
Ural Yekaterinburg Lokomotiv Moscow
0 2
Date2 May 2017 (2017-05-02)
VenueFisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
RefereeAleksei Nikolaev (referee)
Attendance24,500

The winner qualified for the group stage of the 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 Yekaterinburg0 – 2 (a.e.t.)Lokomotiv Moscow
Summary Denisov  76'
Al. Miranchuk  90'
Attendance: 24,500
Ural Yekaterinburg
Lokomotiv Moscow
GK28 Nikolai Zabolotny
DF7 Aleksandr Dantsev (c)
DF4 Gregor Balažic
DF3 Jemal Tabidze
MF17 Nikolay Dimitrov 88'
MF12 Aleksandr Novikov
MF92 Roman Yemelyanov 79'
MF18 Vladimir Ilyin 69'
MF6 Eric Bicfalvi
FW9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 46'
FW10 Chisamba Lungu 49'
Substitutes:
MF57 Artyom Fidler 90+' 46'
MF99 Edgar Manucharyan 90+' 79'
FW32 Nikita Glushkov 88'
Manager:
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
GK1 Guilherme (c)
DF5 Nemanja Pejčinović 45'
DF14 Vedran Ćorluka 90'
DF15 Arseny Logashov
DF29 Vitaliy Denisov
MF3 Alan Kasaev 108'
MF4 Manuel Fernandes 71'
MF11 Mbark Boussoufa 87'
MF19 Aleksandr Samedov 82'
MF49 Roman Shishkin
FW9 Ari 64'
Substitutes:
GK41 Miroslav Lobantsev
DF17 Taras Mykhalyk
DF55 Renat Yanbayev
MF7 Maicon 108'
MF59 Aleksei Miranchuk 71'
FW21 Baye Oumar Niasse 64'
FW25 Petar Škuletić
Manager:
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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