Krasnodar lost to Khimki near Moscow in the first stage of the Russian Cup Road of Regions quarter-finals.
The match, which took place at the Arena Khimki stadium, ended with a 2-0 victory for the Moscow region team. The scoring of the match was opened by Khetag Khosonov, who converted the penalty in the 25th minute. Oleg Isaenko doubled the score in the 57th minute.
Thus, Khimki advanced to the next round, while Krasnodar left the tournament.
A team led by Kirill Levnikov evaluated the meeting.
Krasnodar, which reached the final of the tournament last season, lost to CSKA Moscow. Normal time ended with a score of 1:1. Fedor Chalov scored the goal for CSKA (32nd minute, penalty). John Cordoba (50) scored for Krasnodar. The red-blue team won the penalty shootout with a score of 6:5.
Krasnodar is in second place in the Russian Premier League (RPL) rankings with 39 points. The Bulls are just one point behind the national championship leader Zenit. Competing in the First League, “Khimki” is the leader in the Moscow region with 42 points after 22 weeks.
Previously CSKA and Rostov announced Squads for the Russian Cup match.