Russian National Team Arrives in Tashkent for Friendly Match Against Uzbekistan

A friendly match took place in Tashkent between the national media football teams of Russia and Uzbekistan. The Uzbek team suffered a defeat to the Russian national team with a score of 7:4 at the Pakhtakor stadium in the capital.

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In the match held at the capital's arena, the visitors achieved victory. Pavel Mamaev, who is a Russian champion with CSKA Moscow, led the Russian media team in this game.

The goals for the winners were scored by Artem Ntumba, Mikhail Prokopyev, Dmitry Egorov, and Alexey Gasilin. Additionally, Anar Abdullaev converted a penalty, and Vasily Mavrin scored from a bonus kick.

It is worth noting that previously, the Russian media football team played its debut international match on September 4th in Dushanbe. In that meeting, under the guidance of coach Leonid Slutsky, the Russian team defeated the media national team of Tajikistan with a score of 4:3.

The composition of the referee team for the upcoming friendly match between the national teams of Uzbekistan and Russia has become public knowledge. The officiating of the game has been entrusted to referees from Tajikistan, while a representative from Uzbekistan will serve as the reserve referee.

According to data from the AFU press service, FIFA international referee Gulmurodi Sa'dullo will lead the match between the national teams of Uzbekistan and Russia. Hasan Karimov and Farhod Kuralov have been appointed as assistants on the lines for him.

The role of the reserve referee was assigned to Uzbek referee Rinat Serazitdinov. The friendly meeting is scheduled for November 12. Previously, the team composition was announced by the head coach of the national team, Fabio Cannavaro.

Before the upcoming match between the national teams of Uzbekistan and Russia, an additional spectacle has been planned: a game between the media squads of the two countries. This meeting will take place on November 10th on the field, bringing together bloggers, artists, and prominent figures from football.

The Uzbek team will be represented by well-known performers and bloggers such as Khamdam Sobirov, Mitti.me, Bek Vines, Azimchik Vines, Komil Benom, and Badriddin Khusniddinov. They will be joined by veterans of Uzbek football: Odil Akhmedov, Server Jeparov, Ignatiy Nesterov, Anzur Ismoilov, Timur Kapadze, and Mirjalol Kosimov.

The Russian media squad includes blogger Mikhail Litvin, Anar Abdullaev, Philipp Voronin, as well as former Russia national team striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

The match will be held according to the media football regulations. Organizers hope that this event contributes to increasing interest in mass sports and promoting a healthy lifestyle, as one of the key goals of this format is to bring football closer to a wider audience.

The festive program will begin on November 10th at 16:00. Before the start of the game, Ruhsoraemm, Adel, DJ King Maccarella, as well as the groups 'Bojalar' and 'Benom', will perform for the public.

It should be noted that the national teams of Uzbekistan and Russia will hold a friendly match on November 12th in Tashkent. The head coach of the Russian team, Valery Karpin, highly praised the opponents, calling the Uzbek team a serious and worthy opponent.