2015 Russian Cup Final

The 2015 Russian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2014–15 Russian Cup, the 23rd season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 21 May 2015 at the Central Stadium in Astrakhan, between Lokomotiv Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar. Lokomotiv came back from behind and emerged victorious with a 3-1 win in extra time.[1]

2015 Russian Cup Final
The Central Stadium hosted the final
Event2014–15 Russian Cup
Lokomotiv Moscow Kuban Krasnodar
3 1
After extra time
Date21 May 2015 (2015-05-21)
VenueCentral Stadium, Astrakhan
RefereeVladislav Bezborodov
Attendance14,300

The winner qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and also faced the champions of the 2014–15 Russian Premier League, Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Russian Super Cup on 12 July 2015.

Venue

The Russian Cup final was held for the first time ever at Central Stadium in Astrakhan. Kuban Stadium in Krasnodar and Otkrytie Arena in Moscow were touted to be other potential alternatives but ultimately the stadium was announced by the Russian Football Union as the venue of the final through an official statement on Twitter on 30 March 2015.[2]

Central Stadium is the home stadium of Volgar Astrakhan and it holds 17,500 people, all seated. The stadium was originally built in 1955 but it underwent a total reconstruction in the summer of 2013.[3] The stadium has been earmarked as a training facility for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Background

Lokomotiv played their 7th Russian Cup final, second only to CSKA's 10.[4] Prior to the 2015 final, they have won five, against the seven won by their cross town rivals. Their most recent appearance at the final was in 2007. Indeed, they faced the now-defunct FC Moscow and won the contest courtesy of a goal from Garry O'Connor in extra-time.

As for Kuban, it was their first ever appearance at the Russian Cup final. Indeed, their best performance ever in the Russian Cup came in 2012–13 Russian Cup, when they were eliminated by Zenit on penalties in the quarter-finals. As a side note, Leonid Kuchuk, the current manager of Kuban, faced Lokomotiv in the final after he was sacked from the same position earlier this season following a disappointing start at the helm of the Muscovite club.[5]

It was also the first time that the two clubs met in the Russian Cup final.

Road to the final
Lokomotiv Round Kuban
Opponent Result 2014–15 Russian Cup Opponent Result
Sibir Novosibirsk 3–1 Round of 32 Baltika Kaliningrad 2–1
FC Ufa 1–0 Round of 16 FC Tosno 3–0
Rubin Kazan 0–0 (4–2 pen) Quarter-finals Mordovia Saransk 1–0
Gazovik Orenburg 1–1 (4–3 pen) Semi-finals CSKA Moscow 1–0

Match

Details
Lokomotiv Moscow3 – 1 (a.e.t.)Kuban Krasnodar
Niasse  73'
Boussoufa  104'
Al. Miranchuk  111'		 Summary Ignatyev  28'
Attendance: 14,300
Lokomotiv Moscow
Kuban Krasnodar
GK1 Guilherme (c)
DF5 Nemanja Pejčinović 45'
DF14 Vedran Ćorluka 90'
DF15 Arseny Logashov
DF29 Vitaliy Denisov
MF3 Alan Kasaev 108'
MF4 Manuel Fernandes 71'
MF11 Mbark Boussoufa 87'
MF19 Aleksandr Samedov 82'
MF49 Roman Shishkin
FW9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 64'
Substitutes:
GK41 Miroslav Lobantsev
DF17 Taras Mykhalyk
DF55 Renat Yanbayev
MF7 Maicon 108'
MF59 Aleksei Miranchuk 71'
FW21 Baye Oumar Niasse 64'
FW25 Petar Škuletić
Manager:
Igor Cherevchenko
GK23 Aleksandr Belenov (c)
DF2 Igor Armaș
DF14 Toni Šunjić 72'
DF22 Anton Sosnin
DF43 Roman Bugayev
MF10 Charles Kaboré
MF17 Mohammed Rabiu 33'
MF18 Vladislav Ignatyev 103' 105'
MF71 Ivelin Popov
MF77 Sergei Tkachyov 80'
FW20 Hugo Almeida 69'
Substitutes:
GK13 Yevgeny Pomazan
DF4 Xandão
DF25 Lorenzo Melgarejo
MF7 Vladislav Kulik 105'
MF8 Artur Tlisov
FW11 Gheorghe Bucur 80'
FW99 Ibrahima Baldé 69'
Manager:
Leonid Kuchuk

Match officials

Match rules

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

References
  1. "Lokomotiv comeback seals Russian Cup". uefa.com. 21 May 2015.
  2. "Russian Football Union decides hosts for 2015 final". rsport.ru. 30 March 2015.
  3. "Stadium information". Volgar Official Website. 16 May 2015.
  4. "Russian Cup Final winners". RSSSF. 17 May 2015.
  5. "Struggling Lokomotiv Moscow sack coach Kuchuk". Reuters. 18 September 2014.
  6. Bezborodov, Vladislav (13 May 2015). "Bezborodov to referee the 2015 Russian Cup final". The Russian Football Union. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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