Ural will host Spartak Moscow today in Yekaterinburg, taking place in the final second leg of the Russian Football Cup RPL Path 1/2. The kickoff is scheduled for 17:00 Moscow time, a moment fans across the country have waited for as both teams aim to advance to the next stage of a historic national competition.
Ural: Pomazun, Kulakov, Begich, Filipenko, Goglichidze, Beveev, Cisse, Mishkic, Kashtanov, Vlut, Yushin. Spartak Moscow: Maksimenko, Khlusevich, Litvinov, Chernov, Tavaresh, Prutsev, Denisov, Zobnin, Martins, Ignatov, Balde.
The two sides previously met in Moscow with the score finishing 1-1. Quincy Promes opened the scoring for Spartak, while Yuri Zheleznov answered for Ural, leaving the tie finely balanced as the teams prepare for the return leg in Ural’s home stadium.
Tomorrow CSKA will host Wings of the Sovets in the second match of the RPL Way 1/2 finals. The first leg ended in a 2-2 draw, promising an intense rematch as both teams chase a place in the continental competition lineup and a chance at cup glory in the domestic calendar.
Today on the Regions Road, Dynamo will face Akron in a First Division clash that could shape the mid-table landscape as the season unfolds. Tomorrow Rostov will meet Krasnodar in another highly anticipated match that could influence relegation battles and European qualification prospects in a turbulent campaign.
The winner of the Regions Road final and the winner of the RPL Road final will clash in the Super Final, a showcase match designed to crown overall regional champions while adding another chapter to Russia’s evolving football narrative.
The current holder of the Russian Cup is Spartak. Last year, the red and whites defeated Dinamo 2-1 to lift the trophy in a thrilling edition that left fans talking late into the night and set expectations high for this season’s cup run.
Formerly Evgeny Bushmanov commented that after Zenit’s departure, Spartak stands a strong chance of lifting the Russian Cup again, highlighting the squad’s depth, attacking options, and the leadership within the club as factors that could tip the balance in their favor in the knockout rounds.