#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The traditional tournament, organized by the Taimyr Football and Mini-Football Federation with the support of the Norilsk Nickel mini-football club and the sports department of the Norilsk administration, was held at the Zapolyarnik stadium. Four city teams competed for victory.
The teams Spartak, Everest, Transportnik and Norilsk Nickel U-18 took part in the competitions, which were held according to the Olympic system. In the first semi-final, the Norilsk Nickel boys confidently beat Spartak – 6:0; in the second match, Everest defeated Transportnik with the same score. In the game for third place, Spartak team in the penalty shootout turned out to be stronger than their counterparts from Remontnik – 2:2 (4:3). In the final of the tournament, the reservists of Norilsk Nickel, under the leadership of coach Alexander Sokolov, defeated Everest – 4:0.
According to the tournament results, the best goalkeeper was Alexander Kamaletdinov (Norilsk Nickel U-18), the best defender was Radislav Knyazev (Transportnik), the best forward was Stanislav Nokhrin (Everest), the best scorer was Kirill Chernyavsky (Spartak). Rodion Nedoverov from Norilsk Nickel U-18 was recognized as the best player.
“This is my first time participating in this tournament; it’s very unusual to play football in felt boots”, shared the best player of the competition Rodion Nedoverov. “The teams played with passion, no one wanted to give in. At times it was difficult to control the ball – after all, it’s not often that you run with a ball in the snow in felt boots. Of course, under such conditions, it was the team play that decided a lot, and not the individual skill of the players”.
As we previously wrote, Norilsk Nickel FC won on the road against Tyumen in the next round of the Russian Championship – 3:1.
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Text: Mikhail Tuayev, Photo: Alexander Gorbarchuk
