In the fifth round of the group stage of the RPL FONBET Cup of Russia, Anton’s team faced defeat against CSKA.
PARI NN (Nizhny Novgorod) – CSKA (Moscow) – 0:2 (0:0) October 1. Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. 15,098 spectators. Referees: S. Tsyganok (Kaliningrad), A. Shiryaev (Stavropol), K. Shalamberidze (Moscow). “Pari NN”: Lukyanov, Varganov, Vedernikov, Ermakov (Vesner Tichich, 61), Kalinsky (Glazer, 75), Karapuzov (Boselli, 75), Ze Turbo (Tsarukyan, 75), Magkeev (Kakkoev, 61), Mukhin, Shnapcev, Shoshtarich Karic. CSKA: Torop, Agapov (Krugovoy, 77), Moises, Bistrovic (Pjanic, 85), Gaich, Glebov (Faizullaev, 77), Rocha, Zdelar, Koita (Shumansky, 85), Lukin, Musaev (Guarirapa, 77). Goals: 0:1 – Bistrovic (49), 0:2 – Glebov (62). Yellow cards: Ze Turbo (27) – Gaich (28).
The first half was definitely in favor of the home team. As early as the 4th minute, our Anton Mukhin crossed from the left flank, and Karapuzov shot accurately – CSKA goalkeeper Torop saved the challenging shot with his foot. Another notable moment was Bistrovic’s powerful strike off the crossbar, and soon after, a three-pass play between Karapuzov, Shnapcev, and Ermakov ended with a header from Ermakov – just wide of the goal…
After the break, CSKA took control. The final match of this FONBET Cup of Russia run for Pari NN will be held on October 23 in Krasnodar, where the Nizhny Novgorod team will do their best to “go out with a bang.”
Our players Anton Mukhin and Artem Varganov started and played the entire match. Unfortunately, their team lost to Moscow’s CSKA with a score of 0-2. We wish both of them the best of luck in the upcoming matches!