MOSCOW, 31 Aug. Players of the Moscow amateur club Amkal beat Tver » in the match of 1/128 finals of the Cup of Russia. The meeting, held at the Zorkiy stadium in Krasnogorsk, ended with a score of 1: 0. A goal in the 14th minute was marked by Dmitry Kuzkin. «Tver» performs in the Second League — the third division of the Russian championship. In the 1/64 finals of the Cup of Russia, Amkal will meet on September 14 with the winner of the pair Zvezda (St. Petersburg) — Core (St. Petersburg). In another match of the second round, Dynamo Vladivostok beat Novosibirsk in a penalty shootout — 5:3 (1:1), «Strogino» turned out to be stronger than «Kaluga» — 3:2.
The Cup of Russia is held in a new format, the teams go to the final in two ways. The clubs of the Russian Premier League (RPL path) are divided into four groups, the games in which will be held in two rounds. Teams that take the first two places in their groups will advance to the playoffs of the RPL path; those who took third place — in the playoffs of the path of the regions. The teams of the First League and the Second League, as well as amateur clubs, follow the path of the regions. In the final of the Russian Cup, which is scheduled for June 2023, the winners of the RPL path and the path of the regions will meet.