Russia defeated Kazakhstan with a score of 8:4.
As part of the Russian team, Yuri Zhirkov made a hat-trick, Egor Titov scored a double, and Andrey Karyaka, Alexander Filimonov and Konstantin Golovskoy scored once each.
The tournament was first held in 2009.
Games are played in the format "5 field + goalkeeper" in two halves of 20 minutes.
The competition involves former football players aged 35 and over.
In the next match, Russian veterans will meet with the national team of stars.
The start is at 15:30 Moscow time.
Earlier, the Brazilian national football team confirmed its participation in the Konstantin Eremenko Legends Cup 2022.