Day 1 of Russian Cup MW5: Ural, Pari NN and Sochi win on penalties

On 22 November, Matchday 5 in RPL Path Group Stage in the Russian Cup included three matches, all have been decided in the penalty shootouts.

Group A

FC Khimki 1-1 (1-3 pen) FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Goals: Khimki – Rudenko (40); Pari NN – Aleksandrov (65)

Penalty shootout: Khimki – Magomedov (1-0), Kazantsev (1-1, missed shot), Dolgov (1-2, missed shot), Nikitin (1-3, saved shot); Pari NN – Kalinsky (1-1), Shiltsov (1-2), Aleksandrov (1-3)

Standings: 1. Pari NN (10 points); 2. Lokomotiv (8); 3. Krasnodar (7); 4. Khimki (2)

Next group fixtures: Sunday 27 November – Lokomotiv vs Pari NN, Krasnodar vs Khimki

Group D

Ural Ekaterinburg 0-0 (5-4 pen) CSKA Moscow

Penalty shootout: Ural – Shatov (1-0), Gazinsky (2-1), Randjelovic (3-2), Goglichidze (4-3), Tatarinov (4-4, missed shot), Begic (5-4); CSKA – Moises (0-0, missed shot), Gajic (1-1), Yakovlev (2-2), Mendez (3-3), Chalov (4-4), Ermakov (4-4, saved shot)

Torpedo Moscow 1-1 (2-4 pen) FC Sochi
Goals: Torpedo – Karaev (56); Sochi – Joaozinho (51)

Penalty shootout: Torpedo – Samsonov (0-1, saved shot), Smolnikov (0-1, saved shot), Roganovic (1-2), Kutepov (2-3); Sochi – Makarchuk (0-1), Sissako (0-1, saved shot), Drkusic (0-2), Melkadze (1-3), Terekhov (2-4)

Standings: 1. Ural (11 points); 2. CSKA (10); 3. Torpedo (7); 4. Sochi (2)

Next group fixtures: Saturday 26 November – Sochi vs CSKA, Torpedo vs Ural

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Matchday 5 was kicked off by match Fakel vs Zenit on 16 November, rescheduled due to organization of friendly match Zenit vs Crvena Zvezda in St. Petesburg. Zenit won 2-0 in Voronezh. Last four games will be played on 23 November, it includes one fixture both in Group A (Krasnodar vs Lokomotiv) and Group B (Krylia Sovetov vs Spartak), while Group C has two meetings (Orenburg vs Rostov and Akhmat vs Dynamo).