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Moscow hosts mini-football tournament devoted to memory of Tofig Bahramov - PHOTOSESSION

14 December 2014 04:23 (UTC +04:00)

Team of Moscow State University of Humanities and Economics (MSUHE) won the second international mini-football tournament.

On Saturday, in the final of the tournament held at the Sports Palace "Krylatskoye", MSUHE team on penalties prevailed over the team of the Embassy of Azerbaijan 6: 5. In the match for third place last year's winner of the tournament "Karabakh" lost command SHC WAO team of Moscow with a score of 0: 4.

"Today, I saw not only a true football celebration, but also international friendship and support. On behalf of the Russian Football Union congratulate the winners of the tournament, as well as all the organizers for their excellent work", - said at the closing ceremony of the tournament president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Nikolai Tolstoy

"Russian mini-football Association eagerly responded to the request of the Azerbaijani Embassy to help in the organization of the tournament. We are honored to contribute to the tournament devoted to Tofik Bakhramov. Today, at the "Krylatskoye" Palace was held really ambitious and grandiose event, which is already safe to call traditional", said President of RMFA Emil Aliyev.

Tofig Bahramov - Soviet Azerbaijani football referee who has acquired fame thanks to deduct their goal in the World Cup finals in 1966. He became the second Soviet judge working for the FIFA World Cup and the first Soviet arbitrator, serving the European cup finals. He died in Baku in 1993 at the age of 67.