Sevilla Secure Railways Cup
Sevilla secured the pre-season Railway Cup tournament crown after a comfortable 3-0 defeat of Lokomotiv Moscow in the final.
It took just four minutes for Manolo Jimenez’s men to break the deadlock, with Christian Ndri ‘Romaric’ connecting with a corner to flick home.
The Liga side continued to press for a second and their efforts were rewarded after 23 minutes, Arouna Koné heading home from another corner as Seville demonstrated their set-piece expertise.
The match didn’t all go the visitors’ way, and Lokomotiv had an opportunity to reduce the deficit from the penalty spot when David Mujiri had been brought down, but Javi Varas parried the subsequent spot-kick clear.
Despite their best efforts, the Andalucians defended valiantly and were even able to extend their lead with just eight minutes remaining, Ernesto ‘Javi’ Chevantón bursting through Lokomotiv’s defence and slotting home to hand his side a comfortable win.
In the earlier third-place playoff in the four-squad tournament Chelsea ousted AC Milan by a five-goal margin.
Line-ups:
Lokomotiv Moscow: Pelizzoli; Kambolov, Fininho, Sénnikov, Asatiani; Máminov, Haminu, Kocish, Zuagui; Muzhiri, Minchenkov.
Subs used: Gurenko, Bylialetdínov, Torbisnky, Glushakov, Smólnikov, Spahic.
Sevilla: Javi Varas; Mosquera, Squillaci, David Prieto, Crespo; Adriano, Maresca, Romaric, Capel; Koné, Chevantón.
Subs used: Navas, Renato, Konko, Cala.
Ref From Will Wood - goal.com
