On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Ozon Arena will host the return match of the final of the Russian Cup RPL Path between Krasnodar and Dynamo Moscow.
When is the start and where to watch
The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.
Tickets for guest sectors can be purchased by clicking on the link on our website. One account can buy no more than 3 tickets worth 1,000 rubles each.
You can watch the live video broadcast of this game on the Match TV channel. Beginning at 20:30 Moscow time.
Also, after the match, wait on our resources for the traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.
Team status
In the dress rehearsal before the most important match Dynamo played a draw in the derby with Lokomotiv (1:1). Nicolas Marichal scored his sixth goal this season, taking advantage of Bitello's good feed from the corner. Milan Majstorovic and Luis Chavez were in the starting lineup for the second game in a row and spent 57 and 63 minutes on the field, respectively.
In the first game against Krasnodar at VTB Arena (0:0), Nicolas Ngamaleu and Anton Miranchuk received the second yellow cards in this playoff draw and now will not help the team in Krasnodar.
With a draw, the winner of the confrontation will be determined in a penalty shootout. In the Superfinal of the Cup, he will meet Spartak on May 24.
About the opponent
Murad Musayev will be without Alexander Chernikov, who was sent off late in the first leg for a foul on Juan Cáceres.
A month after their first final match, Krasnodar's position in the Russian Championship hasn't changed – they remain one point ahead of Zenit in the race for their second gold medal in their history.
The team has demonstrated determination in almost every match: first, Krasnodar came back from behind in St. Petersburg (1-1), then snatched a 2-2 draw against Baltika in injury time, and then beat Spartak and Dynamo Makhachkala by the same score of 2-1, also trailing in both matches.
Only in the final round did Krasnodar need a single goal from Jhon Cordoba in the 72nd minute to defeat Akron. Moreover, another goal by the Colombian forward was disallowed due to a highly controversial foul. However, this didn't stop him from almost certainly securing the title of the championship's top scorer (his lead over Alexey Batrakov and Bryan Gil increased to three goals).
It's worth noting that the match in Samara took place on Sunday, giving Krasnodar two days less to prepare.
"I think the strongest players should be on the field. We've come a long way, the guys have done a great job, and tied the first match 0-0. Now it's a 50-50 game, with no favorite. We'll try our best to reach the final. The best-prepared players will be on the field; it will be the strongest lineup," Musayev noted.
History of matches
The teams met five times in the National Cup. One victory on the account of our team (4:3), three draws (in regular time) and one victory of Krasnodar (4:0).
Kazbek Mukailov (2), Daniil Fomin, Bitello, Jhon Cordoba, Nikita Krivtsov, Kevin Lenini and Eduard Spertsyan scored goals in these meetings.
The judges
Artem Chistyakov has been appointed the main referee of the match, who will be assisted by line judges Andrey Obrazko and Alexey Shiryaev. Artur Fedorov and Vasily Kazartsev will be responsible for the video Referee Assistance System (VAR).
This season, the 38-year-old referee from Azov judged the meeting of the 7th round of the RPL in Makhachkala, in which the blue and whites lost with a score of 0:1.
