On Tuesday, 2 May, the Cup of Russia 2016-2017 final match took place at Fischt Stadium in Sochi. FC Ural played against FC Lokomotiv. Railwaymen won – 0:2.
Both teams had a very long way to the final and played 100%. The opener was scored by Igor Denisov, his distant shot came to the goal of Nikolay Zabolotny in the 76th minute. Goal scored by Alexey Miranchuk in the 90th minute did not leave to Ural any chances to have extra time in this game.
So Lokomotiv became the Cup of Russia holder and reached PFC CSKA in this criteria.
Lokomotiv Head Coach Yury Semin:
«Emotions are as if this is my first Cup! This trophy is the most lucky one for me! What happened at the end? Don’t know yet, some complicated provoking situation, but this is football – anything can happen. I liked the team very much today. It was a real team».
Yury Semin won his 5th Cup of Russia as a coach and set a new record.