2011 Lev Yashin Cup

2011 Lev Yashin Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	July 15 – July 16
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	SC Freiburg (1st title)
Runners-up	OFK Beograd
Third place	Everton F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4

The 2011 Lev Yashin Cup was an international invitational football tournament contested among the under-21 youth squads of Everton F.C., FC Dynamo Moscow, OFK Beograd, and SC Freiburg which took place on July 15 and July 16, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.^[1] All matches were played at the Arena Khimki.

The tournament was formed and named in honor of former Soviet/Russian national football team goalkeeper, Lev Yashin by Dynamo Moscow, the club with which he spent his entire career. Naming rights for the tournament were bought by VTB Bank. “Russia is preparing for the World Cup 2018. That’s why we decided to make an emphasis on young players who I hope will participate in this great event”, said Vasily Titov, chairman of Dynamo Moscow, while explaining the change in the tournament format since its inception in 2008.^[2]

Teams

The youth squads of the following four clubs participated in the tournament:

• Everton F.C.
• FC Dynamo Moscow
• OFK Beograd
• SC Freiburg

Matches

The following games are part of the tournament.

Preliminary Matches

Everton F.C. v SC Freiburg

July 15, 2011

Everton F.C.	0–1[3]	SC Freiburg
		Sautner  31'[4]

Arena Khimki

FC Dynamo Moscow v OFK Beograd

July 15, 2011

FC Dynamo Moscow	1–3[5]	OFK Beograd

Arena Khimki

Third Place Match

FC Dynamo Moscow v Everton F.C.

July 16, 2011

FC Dynamo Moscow	0–2[6]	Everton F.C.
		McAleny McAleny [7]

Arena Khimki

Final

OFK Beograd v SC Freiburg

July 16, 2011

OFK Beograd	0–6[8]	SC Freiburg
		Abdel-Aziz  12' Umberto Tedesco Uwe Zangl Gabriel Gallus [9]

Arena Khimki

References

1. "Dynamo to showcase best youth of world in Lev Yashin Cup". rt.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
2. "Dynamo to showcase best youth of world in Lev Yashin Cup". rt.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
3. "Everton coach Stubbs delighted with showing in Lev Yashin Cup". tribalfootball.com. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
4. "Everton Reserves 0–1 SC Freiburg". efcstickytoffee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
5. "Everton Reserves 0–1 SC Freiburg". efcstickytoffee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
6. "Everton coach Stubbs delighted with showing in Lev Yashin Cup". tribalfootball.com. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
7. "Win Delights Stubbs". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
8. "The cup of Lev Yashin goes to Germany". RT Sports News. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
9. http://www.scfreiburg.com/overview-teaser/sc-ii-gewinnt-lew-jaschin-cup