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2015 Russian Cup final

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2015 Russian Cup Final
The Central Stadium hosted the final
Event2014–15 Russian Cup
Lokomotiv Moscow Kuban Krasnodar
3 1
After extra time
Date21 May 2015 (2015-05-21)
VenueCentral Stadium, Astrakhan
RefereeVladislav Bezborodov
Attendance14,300
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The 2015 Russian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2014–15 Russian Cup, the 23rd season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 21 May 2015 at the Central Stadium in Astrakhan, between Lokomotiv Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar. Lokomotiv came back from behind and emerged victorious with a 3-1 win in extra time.[1]

The winner qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and also faced the champions of the 2014–15 Russian Premier League, Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Super Cup on 12 July 2015.

Venue

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The Russian Cup final was held for the first time ever at Central Stadium in Astrakhan. Kuban Stadium in Krasnodar and Otkrytie Arena in Moscow were touted to be other potential alternatives but ultimately the stadium was announced by the Russian Football Union as the venue of the final through an official statement on Twitter on 30 March 2015.[2]

Central Stadium is the home stadium of Volgar Astrakhan and it holds 17,500 people, all seated. The stadium was originally built in 1955 but it underwent a total reconstruction in the summer of 2013.[3] The stadium has been earmarked as a training facility for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Background

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Lokomotiv played their 7th Russian Cup final, second only to CSKA's 10.[4] Prior to the 2015 final, they have won five, against the seven won by their cross town rivals. Their most recent appearance at the final was in 2007. Indeed, they faced the now-defunct FC Moscow and won the contest courtesy of a goal from Garry O'Connor in extra-time.

As for Kuban, it was their first ever appearance at the Russian Cup final. Indeed, their best performance ever in the Russian Cup came in 2012–13 Russian Cup, when they were eliminated by Zenit on penalties in the quarter-finals. As a side note, Leonid Kuchuk, the current manager of Kuban, faced Lokomotiv in the final after he was sacked from the same position earlier this season following a disappointing start at the helm of the Muscovite club.[5]

It was also the first time that the two clubs met in the Russian Cup final.

Road to the final

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Lokomotiv Round Kuban
Opponent Result 2014–15 Russian Cup Opponent Result
Sibir Novosibirsk 3–1 Round of 32 Baltika Kaliningrad 2–1
FC Ufa 1–0 Round of 16 FC Tosno 3–0
Rubin Kazan 0–0 (4–2 pen) Quarter-finals Mordovia Saransk 1–0
Gazovik Orenburg 1–1 (4–3 pen) Semi-finals CSKA Moscow 1–0

Match

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Details

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Lokomotiv Moscow3–1 (a.e.t.)Kuban Krasnodar
Niasse 73'
Boussoufa 104'
Al. Miranchuk 111'		 Summary Ignatyev 28'
Attendance: 14,300
Lokomotiv Moscow
Kuban Krasnodar
GK 1 Brazil Guilherme (c)
DF 5 Serbia Nemanja Pejčinović Yellow card 45'
DF 14 Croatia Vedran Ćorluka Yellow card 90'
DF 15 Russia Arseny Logashov
DF 29 Uzbekistan Vitaliy Denisov
MF 3 Russia Alan Kasaev downward-facing red arrow 108'
MF 4 Portugal Manuel Fernandes downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 11 Morocco Mbark Boussoufa Yellow card 87'
MF 19 Russia Aleksandr Samedov Yellow card 82'
MF 49 Russia Roman Shishkin
FW 9 Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
GK 41 Russia Miroslav Lobantsev
DF 17 Ukraine Taras Mykhalyk
DF 55 Russia Renat Yanbayev
MF 7 Brazil Maicon upward-facing green arrow 108'
MF 59 Russia Aleksei Miranchuk upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 21 Senegal Baye Oumar Niasse upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 25 Serbia Petar Škuletić
Manager:
Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko
GK 23 Russia Aleksandr Belenov (c)
DF 2 Moldova Igor Armaș
DF 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić Yellow card 72'
DF 22 Russia Anton Sosnin
DF 43 Russia Roman Bugayev
MF 10 Burkina Faso Charles Kaboré
MF 17 Ghana Mohammed Rabiu Yellow card 33'
MF 18 Russia Vladislav Ignatyev Yellow card 103' downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF 71 Bulgaria Ivelin Popov
MF 77 Russia Sergei Tkachyov downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 20 Portugal Hugo Almeida downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Russia Yevgeny Pomazan
DF 4 Brazil Xandão
DF 25 Paraguay Lorenzo Melgarejo
MF 7 Russia Vladislav Kulik upward-facing green arrow 105'
MF 8 Russia Artur Tlisov
FW 11 Romania Gheorghe Bucur upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 99 Senegal Ibrahima Baldé upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Belarus Leonid Kuchuk

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "Lokomotiv comeback seals Russian Cup". uefa.com. 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Russian Football Union decides hosts for 2015 final". rsport.ru. 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Stadium information". Volgar Official Website. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Russian Cup Final winners". RSSSF. 17 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Struggling Lokomotiv Moscow sack coach Kuchuk". Reuters. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e Bezborodov, Vladislav (13 May 2015). "Bezborodov to referee the 2015 Russian Cup final". The Russian Football Union. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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