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The match between Spartak Academy’s mentees and English Tottenham ended in a draw in the international junior tournament.

Spartak – Tottenham - 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: Bakaev – Onoma

Spartak: Scherbakov, Grechkin, Yevteev, Ivanushkin, Likhachev, Babayev, Buranov, Bakaev, Panteele, Akhaev (Konovalov), Yuriev

To support our footballers Valery Karpin (senior coach of the core team), Roman Askhabadze (club CEO) came to see the game against the Englishmen. The match was also attended by Sergey Rodionov (Academy President) and Valentine Klimko (Academy Director).

Again Spartak guys played at the very decent level, but again they lacked just a bit to gain the victory. During the first minutes the opponents tested Scherbakov’s vigilance several times, but he effortlessly coped with the English shots. The responses of our mentees were much more pulsating. Bakaev came to the penalty area from the left side by outplaying several guards and passed the ball into the far corner without let of hindrance – somewhat inaccurately. Tottenham guards twice took the fall after a mistake of their own goalkeeper, who kicked the ball right to Yuriev’s foot. The red and whites managed to score in the 26th minute. Vladlen Babaev was awarded a free kick, after which rapid kick-off our team advanced. Zelimkhan Bakaev distinguished himself thanks to Said Akhmaev’s pass. Unfortunately, Spartak didn’t lead in scores for a long time. At the beginning of the second half the referee didn’t react to a foul against Scherbakov in the goalkeeper area and counted Tottenham’s goal scored after the infringement. Dzhubanov’s team had time and opportunities to gain the victory, but again football fortune didn’t favor Spartak when taking a free kick in the English penalty area, and when Buranov kicked from a disastrous position in the last minutes – 1:1.           

Before the last tournament match, where Spartk will play against Dynamo Kiev, the red and whites with their six points are ranked third in the tournament table.