Luky-Energiya saw off Cherepovets 4:1 on Wednesday evening in the third round of the Cup's Regions Path. The hosts put together a performance that left their visitors with little to show for themselves. It was a result that stood in stark contrast to their last meeting, when Cherepovets ran out 4:2 winners back in September 2025.
D. Dibirgadzhiev opened the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute, finding the net with a finish that settled the early nerves. The home side were not done there, and I. Antsiferov doubled the lead just before the break with a penalty in the forty-second minute. To be fair, Cherepovets had not looked particularly threatening in those opening forty-five minutes.
Dibirgadzhiev completed his brace in the fifty-second minute, putting the game beyond doubt at that stage. Cherepovets pulled one back through M. Selyukov in the eighty-third minute, but the hosts quickly restored their two-goal cushion. Selyukov added a second in stoppage time, but by then the contest was already decided.
Luky-Energiya arrived at this fixture with momentum, having beaten Zvezda St Petersburg 2:1 on August twelfth. Cherepovets, meanwhile, had only managed a goalless draw against Tosno in their most recent outing. They had also bounced back from that loss with a 6:0 victory over Metallurg Lipetsk in March, but this afternoon offered no such relief.
The result means Luky-Energiya progress further in the Cup while Cherepovets' cup campaign comes to a premature end. It is a sharp reversal from their previous meeting, where the visitors had taken all three points. The hosts now look to build on this performance in whatever comes next.