CSKA Moscow drew with Ural Yekaterinburg in the first leg of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Russian Cup final.
The match played in Moscow on April 19 ended 1-1.
Ural striker Eric Bikfalvi took the lead in the 71st minute. The referees had doubts as to whether it was worth scoring a goal due to Daniel Miškic’s foul during one of the attacking stages, but after reviewing VAR, the ball was counted.
Jesús Medina’s penalty kick in the 89th minute kept the red-blues away from defeat.
“socialbites.ca” spent Online text broadcast of the match between CSKA and Ural.
The return match of the RPL Way final will be played on May 3 in Yekaterinburg.
The winner of the match between CSKA and Ural will advance to the Russian Cup Super Final. The losing team will continue to compete in the Russian Cup in the second stage of the Regions Road finals.
Recall that the First Division club Akron from Togliatti became the first finalist of the Road of Regions, defeating Moscow Spartak with a score of 2: 1.
Andrey Chervichenko, ex-president of Spartak Moscow declarationHe said that the team’s head coach Guillermo Abascal was not responsible for the red-whites’ departure from the Russian Cup, who lost to First Division club Akron in the Path of Regions semi-finals.