2021 Russian Cup Final

The 2021 Russian Cup Final was the 28th Russian Cup Final, the final match of the 2020–21 Russian Cup. It was played at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on 21 May 2021, contested by FC Lokomotiv Moscow and Krylia Sovetov Samara. Lokomotiv won the match 3–1. It was the second occasion in a row in which a second-tier FNL club qualified for the final. Same as was the case in the previous final with Khimki, by the time the final was played, the FNL team already secured promotion into the Russian Premier League.

2021 Russian Cup Final
Evening view of Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Event2020–21 Russian Cup
Lokomotiv Moscow Krylia Sovetov Samara
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Date21 May 2021 (2021-05-21)
VenueNizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
RefereeSergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don)
Attendance20,800

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, attendance was limited to 50% of the arena's capacity.

Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League by winning the cup.

Route to the final
Main article: 2020–21 Russian Cup

Lokomotiv Moscow
Round Opposition Score
Round of 16 Tambov (H) 3–0
QF Sochi (A) 3–1
SF CSKA Moscow (H) 3–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Krylia Sovetov Samara
Round Opposition Score
Elite group round Dynamo Stavropol (A) 4–1
Rotor Volgograd (H) 3–0
Round of 16 Khimki (A) 4–0
QF Dynamo Moscow (H) 2–0
SF Akhmat Grozny (A) 0–0 (4–1 pen.)
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match

Details
Lokomotiv Moscow3–1Krylia Sovetov Samara
Kamano 14'
Smolov 48' (pen.)
Murilo 84'		 Report Sarveli 23'
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don)
Lokomotiv Moscow
Krylia Sovetov Samara
GK1 Guilherme
DF31 Maciej Rybus 90+'
DF14 Vedran Ćorluka (c) 76'
DF3 Pablo 50'
MF6 Dmitri Barinov 46'
MF17 Rifat Zhemaletdinov 76'
MF94 Dmitri Rybchinsky 90'
MF76 Maksim Mukhin 76'
MF7 Grzegorz Krychowiak
FW9 Fyodor Smolov 87'
FW25 François Kamano 64'
Substitutes:
GK77 Anton Kochenkov
GK60 Andrey Savin
DF2 Dmitri Zhivoglyadov
DF4 Vitali Lystsov
DF45 Aleksandr Silyanov
DF27 Murilo 76'
MF11 Anton Miranchuk 76'
MF69 Daniil Kulikov 46'
MF37 Stanislav Magkeyev 66'
MF38 Nikolai Titkov
FW87 Eder 87'
FW88 Vitali Lisakovich
Manager:
Marko Nikolić
GK1 Ivan Lomayev
DF47 Sergei Bozhin (c) 90'
DF5 Yuri Gorshkov
DF4 Aleksandr Soldatenkov
DF18 Mehdi Zeffane 79'
MF17 Anton Zinkovsky
MF6 Denis Yakuba 16' 44'
MF16 Ricardo Alves
MF11 Roman Yezhov 90'
FW33 Ivan Sergeyev
FW10 Vladislav Sarveli 79'
Substitutes:
GK39 Yevgeny Frolov
GK81 Bogdan Ovsyannikov
DF23 Dmitri Kombarov
DF2 Vladimir Poluyakhtov
DF3 Nikita Chernov 90'
DF35 Dmitri Prischepa
MF99 Maksim Kanunnikov
MF77 Dmitri Kabutov 79'
MF22 Dmitry Yefremov 90'
MF8 Maksim Vityugov 44'
MF7 Safaa Hadi
FW69 Yegor Golenkov 79'
Manager:
Igor Osinkin

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Valentin Murashov (Moscow)
Dmitri Zhvakin (Leningrad Oblast)
Fourth official:
Igor Panin (Dmitrov)
Back-up assistant:
Aram Petrosyan (Bronnitsy)
Inspector:
Nikolai Levnikov (Sochi)
VAR:
Vasili Kazartsev (St. Petersburg)
AVAR:
Anton Averyanov (Moscow)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

References
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