Russian Goalkeeper Secures Victory in BRICS Cup Semi-Finals

The goalkeeper scored the decisive goal in the post-match penalty shootout.

In the semi-finals of the BRICS Cup, the Russian team, made up of players under 17, and the Brazilian Santos met. Our team won a difficult victory and reached the final of the tournament.

At the 31st minute of the meeting Ivan Bober opened an account soon Artyom Korneev doubled the advantage of the Russians. However, Santos managed to level the score. Draw 2:2 in regular time. In the penalty shootout, the opponents shot 11 times. In our team, the goalkeeper of Krasnodar was the last to approach the point Danil Ladokha. And it was his blow that became decisive. The Russians won with a score of 10:9.

Now in the final (which will take place on Friday, June 2) the “collectors” will have to fight with the St. Petersburg “Zenith”, which beat “Corinthians” with a score of 2:1 in its semi-final.