From September 23 to September 30, the International Cup Masters 50+ was held in the Loo district, in the city of Sochi under the auspices of the International Sports Fiesta
In addition to FC Dynamo veterans named after L.I. Yashin, teams from Novorossiysk, Yelabuga, Ulyanovsk, Smolensk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Novosibirsk, Sochi, Ryazan, Izhevsk, as well as Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina took part in it.
The games were played in an 8 vs 8 format. At the group stage, our team played five matches, winning four of them and losing one, advancing to the tournament final, where a skilled team from Ryazan was waiting for us.
The final game was very intense. Both teams showed their high skill level, and the goalkeepers performed brilliantly at the last line of defense. The tension grew with every minute, and in the end, everything was decided by a single goal scored by Alexey Kutsenko, our best striker according to the results of the tournament. Dynamo rightfully became the winner of the football festival, showing a bright and colorful game in all matches thanks to the tactical models built by Vladimir Dolbonosov.
Awards in personal nominations went to: Alexey Kutsenko (best striker), Nikolay Smirnov (most useful player) and Vladimir Dolbonosov (best coach)
Composition of the delegation of FC veterans «Dynamo» named after L.I. Yashin:
Goalkeepers: Alexey Prudnikov, Andrey Smetanin, Andrey Tveryankin;
Field players: Alexey Kozlov, Alexey Kutsenko, Viktor Losev (captain), Andrey Marinkin, Alexey Mironov, Andrey Novgorodov, Viktor Rivero, Maxim Romashchenko, Vladimir Skokov, Aleksandr Smirnov, Nikolay Smirnov, Eric Yakhimovich;
Coaches: Vladimir Dolbonosov, Aleksandr Novikov, Sergey Silkin;
Head: Vladimir Dolbonosov.
In addition to football, various contests and tournaments were held as part of the International Sports Fiesta. Thus, our legendary veteran Aleksandr Novikov became the winner of the backgammon championship, in which 26 participants competed.
FC veterans «Dynamo» thanks the tournament organizer represented by Igor Igorevich Kugushev and all the festival organizers for inviting us to the tournament and the wonderful holding of the International Sports Fiesta!
