MOSKVA. Lokomotiv Moskva beat Sochi to win 2-1. A goal from J. was decisive in the 90min. It was Lokomotiv Moskva to strike first with an own goal of I. Yurganov at the 41′. Then T. Jedvaj scored again for Lokomotiv Moskva in the 49′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Joaozinho reduced the distance for Sochi with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sochi lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the RZD Arena stadium in Moskva on Monday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Vladislav Bezborodov who was helped by Aleksey Lunev and Roman Milyuchenko. The 4th official was Andrey Fisenko. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.6 degrees Celsius or 32.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 135
- 43 Dangerous attack 71
- 83 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sochi had a superior ball possession 58% while Lokomotiv Moskva was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochi was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Lokomotiv Moskva succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Lokomotiv Moskva shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sochi shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lokomotiv Moskva received 3 yellow cards (A. Beka Beka, M. Rybus and Pablo). On the other side, Sochi received 3 yellow cards (S. Terekhov, D. Prokhin and C. Noboa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lokomotiv Moskva will have 21 points like Krasnodar and Sochi to stay in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Sochi will stay with 21 points like Krasnodar and Lokomotiv Moskva to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Lokomotiv Moskva will play away with Olimpiyets on the 30th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Sochi will play away agasint Arsenal Tula on the 31st of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Arsenal Tula (1 draw).
Lokomotiv Moskva – Formation
Lokomotiv Moskva
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Lokomotiv Moskva started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Markus Gisdol decided to play with the following team: Guilherme Marinato , Maciej Rybus , Tin Jedvaj , Pablo , Nayair Tiknizyan , Dmitriy Barinov , Alexis Beka Beka , Konstantin Maradishvili , Rifat Zhemaletdinov , Dmitry Rybchinskiy and Gyrano Kerk .
The home team had on the bench: Maksim Petrov, Sergey Babkin , Daniil Kulikov , Faustino Anjorin , Andrey Savin, Maksim Nenakhov, Aleksandr Silyanov , Vitali Lisakovich , Artur Cherny, Daniil Khudyakov and Dmitri Zhivoglyadov.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Moskva made 5 changes: N. Tiknizyan for A. Silyanov (55′), T. Jedvaj for D. Kulikov (66′), D. Rybchinskiy for S. Babkin (79′), R. Zhemaletdinov for V. Lisakovich (79′) and G. Kerk for F. Anjorin (79′).
Best player: Rifat Zhemaletdinov
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiv Moskva was Rifat Zhemaletdinov even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Sochi – Formation
Sochi
Sochi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Vladimir Fedotov played with: Nikolay Zabolotnyi , Danila Prokhin , Rodrigão Prado , Igor Yurganov , Kirill Zaika , Christian Noboa , Ibragim Tsallagov , Sergey Terekhov , Nikita Burmistrov , Mateo Cassierra and Artur Yusupov .
These were the players on the bench: Maksim Barsov , Ivelin Popov, Pavel Shakuro, Emanuel Mammana, Mateo Barać, Victorien Angban , Denis Adamov, Joãozinho and Timofey Margasov .
Substitutions
Sochi made 4 changes: K. Zaika for T. Margasov (46′), N. Burmistrov for Joaozinho (57′), D. Prokhin for V. Angban (81′) and A. Yusupov for M. Barsov (87′).
Best player: Joãozinho
The most impressive player for Sochi was Joãozinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Sochi – 2-1
