Came back with the shield

Victory was gained by the football team the Tatarstan regional branch of the Association of lawyers of Russia held on 13-15 September in Kirov IV all-Russian tournament of teams of regional offices of the Association of lawyers of Russia.

It was attended by ten teams-Kirov, Komi, Mari, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Tatarstan, Tula, Ulyanovsk, and Chelyabinsk regional offices and the Central Office of the Association of lawyers of Russia.

The tournament consisted of two phases: preliminary and final. The draw for the teams were divided into three groups for the games at a preliminary stage. The team from Tatarstan in group "c" together with the army of Saratov and Ulyanovsk regional offices.

At the opening ceremony attended the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kirov regional branch of the Association of lawyers of Russia, Kirov Oblast Governor h. White, who warmly welcomed the participants of the competitions.

At the preliminary stage matches in the round robin took place in one round. Tatarstancy with saratovcami 1 and ulianovtsev won 5: 1. In the quarterfinals, the team defeated rivals from the Tula regional office with the score 7-0. Then in the semifinals, it overpowered nižegorodcami-5: 1 and advanced to the final.

The people of Tatarstan's rivals found themselves kirovcane. Bitter struggle did not reveal the winner of the match in regulation time ended with the score 2: 2. According to the regulations of the tournament were appointed a series of post-match penalty kicks, which were stronger than our players is 4: 3. Congratulations to our team with the strong-willed victory!

The winners returned home with the Cup and the diploma of the first degree, players, coaches and executives-with the medals. In addition, the player of our team received a prize in the nomination "best goalkeeper." The Silver went to the team of kirovsk residents, the bronze medal was shared by them and the city of Nizhny Novgorod.

 It should be noted that our team was composed of members of the Bar Association, working in the courts, the Prosecutor's Office, Justice of Tatarstan. 

Tatarstanskoe Regional Office expresses its sincere gratitude to kirovčanam for the excellent organization of the tournament, an interesting cultural program and generous hospitality.

The press service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan