Amkal almost did another miracle! Pretty bad luck in the penalty shootout
Dmitry Zimin Aug 22, 2023 21:45 UTC Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The media team, in a minority, was left with the tie, but lost in the 11 meters. Next in the Russian Cup is Tekstilshchik.
Media clubs in the Russian Cup no longer surprise anyone. Last season there was a rehearsal when Amkal and 2DROTS debuted. This is a new entry. As part of three teams. Rodina Media was eliminated in the first phase, while Amkal reached the 1/128 final. The rival was Tekstilshchik, a super tame, but not outstanding team from the Second League. The head coach and at the same time the main star is the famous former football player Igor Kolyvanov.
He is definitely familiar with media football. If only because last season they already eliminated another team, 2DROTS, in a penalty shootout. History repeated itself for the second consecutive year.
“Tekstilshchik” started very professional. In his field, he hasn’t lost for almost a year. Less Pleasing Stats: The team sticks to a very defensive style. The Ivanovo club rarely scores more than two goals. And they didn’t hear much about the positional attack.
The first five to seven minutes of the first half is one of the brightest stretches for the hosts. It was during this period that they created a couple of good times. First, Eliseev fired a great shot at Yermolin, but he shot from the summer near the bar. After a good Simdyankin chance, but again very close to the gate. Then Evseev hit very well, but this time Mukhin saved.
“Tekstilshchik” – “Amkal”
Photo: t.me/fc_textil
After “Amkal” finally caught on. The players themselves admitted during the break that the starting stage is not the first one that has been especially hard for them. So it was with the “Banner”, so it happened now. But then he left. They equalized the game and even had good chances. Prokopiev and Tovmasyan were hit dangerously. In general, Tekstilshchik had a little more possession of the ball and territory, but in the second part of the half, the effective attacking mode simply turned off. In the end, the blog team had one more moment: Dubchak took a dangerous free kick, but the ball went right over the gate.
But after the break, Tekstilshchik’s advantage had every chance to become total. In fact, in the 49th minute, Evgeny Marichev flew straight at Evseev with a straight leg. The referee immediately drew a red card. Consequently, the hosts spent 40 minutes at most.
Tomorrow 2DROTS will play in the Russian Cup. How they got past the first round:
The media football giant goes further in the Russian Cup. 2DROTS destroyed the opponent in three minutes!
In the first 10 minutes, they really squeezed Amkal in their penalty area. But all the turnovers ended with dumps, because the tall defenders went into eliminations without a problem. At the same time, the coach of the blogging team did not get defensive and rebuilt the team in 4-3-2. This helped not only to defend effectively, but also to periodically force the defense of professionals.
In the 85th minute, Amkal could have scored a win, but Tovmasyan’s most powerful strike was parried first by Yavorsky, and then by the post. Tekstilshchik was supposed to score at 89, but Sergeev missed the goal from just a few yards away.
Everything went to the penalty shootout. She came. But there nerves faltered among the Amkalovites. Dubchak and Katrich missed Yavorsky. And Mukhin repelled only one blow. Then comes Textile. And it seems that everyone has finally got used to Amkal in the Russian Cup.
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