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Vereshchak: Nerve Won CSKA the Super Cup
CSKA goalkeeper Anna Vereshchak made a late save and stopped the decisive shoot-out penalty to beat Rostov-Don and win the Russian Super Cup.
Anna Vereshchak, goalkeeper for CSKA's women's handball side, said psychological resilience carried the team through the penalty shoot-out against Rostov-Don in the Russian Super Cup final.
Vereshchak made a crucial save in the closing seconds of normal time to keep the score level, then stopped the decisive spot-kick in the shoot-out. CSKA won the Super Cup for the fourth time.
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