KALININGRAD. Baltika tops Akron with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Kazaev (22′) and a penalty scored byV. Lazarev (73′).
The match was played at the Stadion Baltika stadium in Kaliningrad on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anton Anopa with the help of Rashid Abusuev and Dmitri Semenov. The 4th official was Mikhail Taran. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Baltika was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Akron that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Baltika was was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Baltika won the match.
Baltika shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Akron shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Baltika received 5 yellow cards (M. Kuzmin, D. Shamkin, M. Markovic, A. Popov and M. Tishkin). On the opposite side, Akron received 2 yellow cards (I. Zuev and G. D. Ekra).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Baltika will have 33 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Akron will stay with 32 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the FNL, Baltika will play away against Neftekhimik on the 17th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Neftekhimik (3 draws).
Baltika – Formation
The manager Sergey Ignashevich decided to play with the following team: E. Latyshonok, M. Tishkin, S. Karpovich, A. Meshchaninov, D. Klenkin, I. Alshin, Y. Kazaev, A. Popov, M. Kuzmin, A. Makarchuk and D. Shamkin.
The home team had on the bench: V. Lazarev, S. Dzhamilov, M. Marković, O. Aleynik, V. Denisov, V. Shakhov, D. Volk, D. Sergeev, R. Murtazayev and D. Zakharov.
Substitutions
Baltika made 5 changes: D. Shamkin for V. Lazarev (58′), Y. Kazaev for S. Dzhamilov (59′), M. Kuzmin for M. Markovic (69′), I. Alshin for V. Denisov (89′) and D. Klenkin for O. Aleynik (89′).
Akron – Formation
Vladimir Jăpălău played with: S. Volkov, I. Rogač, I. Zuev, I. Chudin, A. Kilin, D. Efremov, M. Palienko, A. Bosov, G. Ekra, A. Delkin and K. Giraev.
These were the players on the bench: A. Gazdanov, E. Pesegov, V. Marukhin, A. Potapov, V. Nihaev, N. Goylo, N. Chistyakov and A. Nesterov.
Substitutions
Akron made 5 changes: D. Efremov for A. Gazdanov (20′), G. D. Ekra for E. Pesegov (61′), A. Deljkin for V. Marukhin (61′), I. Chudin for A. Potapov (77′) and A. Gazdanov for V. Nihaev (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FNL.
- Spartak Moskva II – Urozhay – 0-0
- Alaniya Vladikavkaz – Yenisey – 1-2
- Tekstilshchik – Torpedo Moskva – 1-1
- Dolgie Prudy – Krasnodar II – 0-1
- SKA Khabarovsk – KAMAZ – 1-0
- Volgar Astrakhan – Rotor Volgograd – 2-0
- Metallurg Lipetsk – Neftekhimik – 1-2
- Baltika – Akron – 2-0
- Fakel – Orenburg – 1-0
- Tom’ Tomsk – Veles – 1-0