
On June 5, the Russian youth team, led by Ivan Shabarov, held its first friendly match with peers from Uzbekistan. The meeting was held in Fergana at the Istiqlol stadium and ended with the victory of the Russians with a score of 3:0.
Ivan Lepskiy played a full match. Denis Bokov entered the starting lineup and was replaced in the 61st minute. Viktor Okishor and Dmitry Alexandrov appeared on the field in the 61st and 67th minutes, respectively.
At the same time, Okishor marked his debut with a goal in the compensated minutes of the meeting from the transfer of Ural midfielder Ilya Ishkov. Alexandrov also made his debut for the youth national team in a friendly match with the Uzbeks.