MOSCOW, Aug 31 Krasnodar football club defeated Khimki near Moscow in the group stage match of the Russian Cup.Cup of Russia on Football31 August 2022 • start at 16:30End
KhimkiRussia0 : 2
KrasnodarRussiaThe meeting in Khimki ended in a 2-0 victory for the guests, goals were scored by Vyacheslav Litvinov (27th minute) and Ilzat Akhmetov (40th). In the 26th minute, Zakhar Volkov received a red card. This was the fourth defeat in a row for the Moscow Region club led by Nikolai Pisarev, who replaced Sergey Yuran in August. Earlier, a member of the Supervisory Board of Khimki, Roman Teryushkov, said that the club's management would consider the possibility of dismissing Pisarev from the post of head coach of the team in the event of four defeats in a row. In the next round of the Russian Cup, Krasnodar will play on September 14 away from Moscow Lokomotiv, Khimki “On September 13, they will meet with Nizhny Novgorod at a party. The Russian Cup 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.
