World Footy News

The battle for Russian footy supremacy will be played out this weekend in Moscow when the local team, the Lazy Koalas, take on their now permanent nemesis, the St Petersburg Cats. The first challenge of the year saw the Koalas down the Cats, but the return bout in St Petersburg saw an historic first ever win for the Cats.

Now the game returns to Moscow, giving the Koalas the home ground advantage, but they know full well that the Cats learned a great deal about winning last start and will be ravenous for another taste of victory, no matter where the venue.

Whilst the last game in St Petersburg saw just a 17 point winning margin to the Cats, it was the confidence and belief that grew which will be the major difference. Couple that with the success of the recent combine held in St Petersburg which unearthed more local talent and the suggestion is a much closer game that some might think.

The work done by Mikhail and his team in Moscow and Slava and his crew in St Petersburg has completely revolutionised the footy scene in Russia, providing both localised contests in each city as required but also the chance for a higher stakes rivalry which will continue to grow.

For more information on the success of the Russian combines, go to our story at: Russian Combine Success.

Information on the St Petersburg victory over the Lazy Koalas last start can be viewed at: Russian Cats down Koalas.