The football team of the South Ossetian Embassy in Russia took second place at the 20th anniversary Cup of the MGIMO Rector of the Russian Foreign Ministry in mini-football on grass held in Moscow. The South Ossetian Embassy has found itself on the podium, beating dozens of diplomatic missions and losing only to the Snegiri team, the Embassy's press service reports.
As part of the competition, the South Ossetian team played the first game with the team of Montenegro, finishing the game with a victorious score of 1: 0.
In the second match, the South Ossetian diplomatic mission defeated the Thai team with a score of 9: 0.
The victory in the third game with the Serbian national team was brought to the Ossetians by a penalty shootout. The main time of the game ended in a 1-1 draw, but a confident result after a penalty shootout with a score of 3: 0 led the team of RYUO to the semifinals.
A spectacular game in the semifinals with the national team of Uzbekistan did not leave anyone indifferent. The team of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia beat rivals with a score of 3: 0.
According to the results of the competition, the main cup went to the Snegiri team, the second result went to the Embassy of South Ossetia, and diplomats from Uzbekistan closed the top three.
The player of South Ossetia was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
The sports festival is timed to coincide with the Day of Russia, which is celebrated on June 12.
