“The skiers and biathletes of the Russian national team play football skillfully, they could get us in” – Shirokov

Skiers and biathletes of the Russian national team skillfully handle the ball, they could beat football veterans in a charity match, a former midfielder of the Russian national team told . Roman Chirokov .

On Sunday, the Soccer Stars defeated the Ski Stars 7-6 in a charity soccer match. Andrei Arshavin (doubles), Roman Shirokov (poker) and Igor Semshov scored for the Football Stars. Sergey Volkov, Anton Babikov, Alexander Loginov, Ivan Zhilinsky, Savely Korostelev and Dmitry Shukalovich distinguished themselves as part of the “Stars on Skis”.

— How did you play against skiers and biathletes?

– Good game. I have experience, I periodically come across Sasha Legkov. More or less, I understand what level they are at. They have an understanding of the game and handle the ball quite skillfully. And if you also take into account that they have excellent physical shape, then another 10 minutes and they would have brought us in,” Shirokov told .

The match was hosted by presenter Andrei Romanov. All funds raised will be used to purchase sports equipment for children’s biathlon and cross-country ski schools.

Players such as Andrei Arshavin, Vladislav Radimov, Igor Korneev, Oleg Kornaukhov, Roman Shirokov, Alexander Makarov, Igor Semshov played for the Football Stars team. The “Stars on Skis” team included Alexander Legkov, Alexander Loginov, Anton Babikov, Eduard Latypov, Alexander Bakurov, Savely Korostelev, Sergey Volkov, Evgeny Uftikov, Victor Golovin, Ivan Zhilinsky, Dmitry Shukalovich.