MOSCOW, Aug 16 Players of the Moscow amateur club «Amkal» won 1 /256 finals of the Russian Cup Krasnogorsk «Zorkiy» in the penalty shootout and advanced to the next stage of the tournament. The main time of the match in Moscow ended with a score of 1:1. As part of Krasnogorsk, a goal was scored by Sergei Popovitsky (23rd minute). Alexei Gasilin (58), who once played for Zenit, scored at Amkal. In the penalty shootout, Amkal players were more accurate — 8:7. Amkal represents the amateur Medialiga, whose teams are made up of bloggers, artists, and professional football players. The professional club «Zorkiy» plays in the Second League — the third strongest division of the Russian championship. In the next round, «Amkal» will meet with the football club «Tver», also representing the Second League. Earlier, the Bureau of the Executive Committee of the RFU approved a new format for the Cup of Russia. Teams go to the final in two ways. Teams from the Russian Premier League («RPL way») are divided into four groups, the games in which will be held in two rounds. Teams from the First League and the Second League, as well as amateur clubs, follow the «path of regions». In the final of the Cup of Russia, which is scheduled for June 2023, the winners of the RPL path and the regions path will meet.
