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Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The 11th tournament of the association of football federations “North-West” among youth teams named after Anatoly Turchak has ended in Saint Petersburg. Eight U-21 teams from professional clubs and sports schools, as well as two student teams, participated in the event. The fate of the final was decided by a penalty shootout, in which the team of the Polytechnic University beat “Leningradets”.
The final match was tense. In the 24th minute, with the score 1:1, the SPbPU team was left in the minority after a dismissal. At the end of the first half, Leningradets took the lead. But the Polytechnicians showed character, leveling the score — 2:2. In the penalty shootout, SPbPU goalkeeper Nikita Maksimov repelled three shots from the opponents and brought the team victory.
The Polytechnic team finally broke its losing streak: in 2023 and 2024, our footballers missed out on bronze, losing on penalties. The first medals of the Turchak tournament turned out to be gold for the Black Bears. Captain Dmitry Gultyaev was recognized as the best player of the tournament.
The Polytechnicians were awarded an exclusive trophy, which bears the logos of the football federations that are part of the North-West OFF, and the signature of Anatoly Turchak with his quote: I have loved, love and will love football.
We had two goals for this tournament: to win and to prepare for the first stage of the National Student Football League. For us, it starts in mid-April in Astrakhan. All the matches were tough, the score did not always reflect what was happening on the field. When we lost 0:4 to Leningradets in the group stage, I thought that perhaps this was the key moment of the tournament for us with a plus sign. I knew that the team would shake itself up and win in the decisive matches, and so it turned out. Many thanks to all our players who did not let us down, came to all the matches. We also thank the administrative staff and fans who supported us in the stands and watched the broadcasts, – shared the head coach of the Polytechnic national football team Stepan Verbitsky.
Photos provided by OFF “North-West”.
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