Sinara won the Russian Cup for the third time

If we analyze why the squad from Yekaterinburg succeeded in the battle for the title, then it is necessary to list several factors.

It is trite to mention native walls, however, the filled stands of the Sports Palace really gave the owners of the site a trump card in the form of warm support from the fans. Although the troops of fans of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Gazprom-Yugra, Norilsk Nickel also landed in the Urals, it was more difficult for them to shout down their opponents. Probably, if the Final Four had taken place in Norilsk, whose candidacy was also considered, the background for Sinara would have been less favorable. But a year ago, she coped with the task in Tyumen!

At the semi-final stage, the team clearly lost fewer nerve cells than the Communist Party. Of course, I had to endure, but – defending the advantage of two or three goals, and not on the verge of elimination. And the Muscovites went through a series of penalties, where only the skill of Dmitry Putilov, who repelled two blows, decided the outcome of the confrontation.

The genetic code, so to speak, also spoke in favor of the Urals: last year they already won the trophy, and Dmitry Prudnikov became a triumphant even in 2007. The capital team made it to the final for the first time, and the “team chemistry” here was somewhat different.

On the other hand, the head coach of the Communist Party Besik Zoidze had a much richer experience in the profession than his colleague Pavel Chistopolov, who is in the status of acting. Although I will note that Sinara has always been strong in collective creativity. Earlier, I noticed more than once that both Andrei Yagoda and Alexei Mokhov could add their observations during the game, even if they themselves were not on the bench.

And it is symbolic that the Muscovites in regular time scored mainly thanks to the individual skill of the Brazilians, and the Urals drew combinations that were flawless in terms of geometry. Although Pavel Karpov, who saved his team in time trouble, acted somewhat illogically by shooting from the sideline.

However, the events of the 50th minute were overshadowed by what happened in the 60th. Already the guests removed the goalkeeper when lagging behind by one goal, and during the cross in the Sinara penalty area, the ball and Sergey Abramov’s hands definitely met. The referee’s whistle did not sound, the hosts organized a counterattack, and it was their captain, who unwittingly sinned, who removed all the questions, securing the advantage.

There can be no claims against the footballer here, but it is worth hearing the explanations from the referee. Of course, even if a penalty would have been awarded in favor of the Communist Party, it still needs to be scored. And after that win a series of 6-meter. That is, it cannot be said that the Muscovites were deprived of the prize. But they deprived him of the right to continue the fight for him, that is, justice was violated.

The incident in Yekaterinburg is another argument in favor of legalizing video viewing in our futsal. Let at least with a limit of possibilities of accessing the referee’s table, as is done at international competitions.

But according to the current regulations, Sinara is the owner of the Russian Cup, and this, as the hero of a well-known book said, is a medical fact.

Georgy MOROZOV.

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Semi-finals

Gazprom-Ugra (Yugorsk) – Communist Party (Moscow) – 3:3 (1:2, 2:1, extra time 0:0), on penalties – 2:4.

Sinara (Yekaterinburg) – Norilsk Nickel (Norilsk) – 4:1 (3:0).

Third place match

Gazprom-Ugra (Yugorsk) – Norilsk Nickel (Norilsk) – 5:4 (3:1).

The final

Sinara (Yekaterinburg) – Communist Party (Moscow) – 5:3 (1:3, 2:0, extra time 2:0).

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