The "Zvezda" team from Petersburg achieved a confident victory against the "RVChallenge" team in the regional round of the Cup competition. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the beginning of the match, "Zvezda" player Artyom Tsvetkov quickly entered the opponent's penalty area and took a shot at the far corner, but the goalkeeper managed to save it. Shortly after, Igor Smirnov seized the ball near the opponent's penalty area and passed it to Danila Rulev.
Rulev opened the scoring with an accurate shot. Among the hosts, Dmitriy Ivanov took a shot at a cross from the wing, but the goalkeeper beautifully leaped to deflect the ball for a corner kick.
In the 38th minute, Denis Lebedev sent the ball to the far post from a set piece, and Smirnov headed it in to make the score 0:2. After that, Rulev accelerated on a counterattack and passed the ball into the penalty area.
Tsvetkov took a shot in one motion, but the goalkeeper saved the ball again. Before the break, the hosts' defense made a mistake, allowing Maksim Kopitec a one-on-one opportunity.
He sent the ball into the net with an accurate shot, making the score 0:3. In the second half, the hosts sent a corner kick, and Nikita Tankov headed the ball, but the goalkeeper saved it.
Elnur Khaligov quickly entered the opponent's penalty area and sent the ball to the far post, but Yegor Grafov could not direct the ball into the empty net. Khaligov sent the ball to the far post from a set piece, and Smirnov scored by placing the ball between the goalkeeper's legs, making the score 0:4.
At the end of the match, Anton Sholox from the hosts scored from the edge of the penalty area, changing the score to 1:4. "Zvezda" will face either "Leningradets" or "Cherepovets" in their next match.
Match protocol: RVChallenge – 1, Zvezda St. Petersburg – 4. Goals: Rulev in the 13th minute, Smirnov in the 38th and 81st minutes, Kopitec in the 45th minute, Sholox in the 90th minute.
