2015 Russian Cup final

Football match

2015 Russian Cup Final

The Central Stadium hosted the final

Event| 2014–15 Russian Cup
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Kuban Krasnodar

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3 | 1
After extra time
Date| 21 May 2015 (2015-05-21)
Venue| Central Stadium, Astrakhan
Referee| Vladislav Bezborodov
Attendance| 14,300

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Lokomotiv  | Round | Kuban

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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[edit]

### Details[edit]

21 May 2015

19:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Lokomotiv Moscow| 3 – 1 (a.e.t.)| Kuban Krasnodar

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Niasse 73'
Boussoufa 104'
Al. Miranchuk 111' | Summary | Ignatyev 28'

Central Stadium, Astrakhan

Attendance: 14,300

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Saint Petersburg)[6]

Lokomotiv Moscow

Kuban Krasnodar

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GK | 1 |  Guilherme (c)
DF | 5 |  Nemanja Pejčinović |  45'
DF | 14 |  Vedran Ćorluka |  90'
DF | 15 |  Arseny Logashov
DF | 29 |  Vitaliy Denisov
MF | 3 |  Alan Kasaev |  |  108'
MF | 4 |  Manuel Fernandes |  |  71'
MF | 11 |  Mbark Boussoufa |  87'
MF | 19 |  Aleksandr Samedov |  82'
MF | 49 |  Roman Shishkin
FW | 9 |  Roman Pavlyuchenko |  |  64'
Substitutes:
GK | 41 |  Miroslav Lobantsev
DF | 17 |  Taras Mykhalyk
DF | 55 |  Renat Yanbayev
MF | 7 |  Maicon |  |  108'
MF | 59 |  Aleksei Miranchuk |  |  71'
FW | 21 |  Baye Oumar Niasse |  |  64'
FW | 25 |  Petar Škuletić
Manager:
Igor Cherevchenko
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GK | 23 |  Aleksandr Belenov (c)
DF | 2 |  Igor Armaș
DF | 14 |  Toni Šunjić |  72'
DF | 22 |  Anton Sosnin
DF | 43 |  Roman Bugayev
MF | 10 |  Charles Kaboré
MF | 17 |  Mohammed Rabiu |  33'
MF | 18 |  Vladislav Ignatyev |  103' |  105'
MF | 71 |  Ivelin Popov
MF | 77 |  Sergei Tkachyov |  |  80'
FW | 20 |  Hugo Almeida |  |  69'
Substitutes:
GK | 13 |  Yevgeny Pomazan
DF | 4 |  Xandão
DF | 25 |  Lorenzo Melgarejo
MF | 7 |  Vladislav Kulik |  |  105'
MF | 8 |  Artur Tlisov
FW | 11 |  Gheorghe Bucur |  |  80'
FW | 99 |  Ibrahima Baldé |  |  69'
Manager:
Leonid Kuchuk

Match officials

* Assistant referees:
* Nikolay Golubev (Saint Petersburg)[6]
* Andrey Vereteshkin (Saint Petersburg)[6]
* Reserve official: Sergei Lapochkin (Saint Petersburg)[6]
* Match inspector: Stanislav Sukhina (Malakhovka)[6]

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.

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## References[edit]

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.
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.

## External links[edit]

* (in Russian) Russian Cup on the website of the Russian Football Union
* (in Russian) Department of professional football of the Russian Football Union
* (in English) Russian Cup at the RFPL website
* (in English) Russia - Cup Finals, RSSSF.com

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