Lokomotiv Moskva recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer FK Nizjni Novgorod 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NIZHNIY NOVGOROD. Lokomotiv Moskva was capable to turn the table against FK Nizjni Novgorod to win 2-1.

October 31, 2021

NIZHNIY NOVGOROD. Lokomotiv Moskva found a way to turn the table against FK Nizjni Novgorod to win 2-1. It was FK Nizjni Novgorod to strike first with a goal of I. Berkovskiy at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Miladinovic gave the win to Lokomotiv Moskva in the 90′ minute with an own goal. Lokomotiv Moskva was vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadion Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhniy Novgorod on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Aleksey Sukhoy who was helped by Maksim Kovalev and Rustam Mukhtarov. The 4th official was Yunus Koshko. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.

Match Statistics

FK Nizjni Novgorod

1 - 2

Lokomotiv Moskva

! 30 Ball Possession 70

Shots

5 Total 13
1 On Target 5
4 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 1

59 Attack 153
23 Dangerous attack 82
71 Ball safe 65

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 7

Fouls

10 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Lokomotiv Moskva had a strong ball possession 72% while FK Nizjni Novgorod was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiv Moskva was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lokomotiv Moskva won the match.

FK Nizjni Novgorod shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Lokomotiv Moskva shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FK Nizjni Novgorod received 3 yellow cards (N. Kalinski, T. Suleymanov and A. Sinitsyn). On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Moskva received 4 yellow cards (A. Beka Beka, F. Anjorin, K. Maradishvili and M. Rybus).

Match Timeline

K. Maradishvili- Yellow

21'

31'

38'

Rifat Zhemaletdinov(goal)M. Rybus

46'

51'

59'

65'

71'

T. Suleymanov- sub ->I. Berkovskiy

77'

Maksim Nenakhov- sub ->D. Zhivoglyadov

78'

Nikolay Kalinskiy - Yellow

80'

85'

87'

90'

T. Suleymanov- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Ufa

After playing this match, FK Nizjni Novgorod will stay with 14 points to move up in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Moskva will have 24 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, FK Nizjni Novgorod will play away with Akhmat Grozny on the 7th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Akhmat Grozny (0 draws).

Lokomotiv Moskva will play away agasint Spartak Moskva on the 7th of November with a 15-14 head to head record in favor of Spartak Moskva (12 draws).

FK Nizjni Novgorod – Formation

FK Nizjni Novgorod

A. Sinitsyn 33.Russia

6.6

90'

Ákos Kecskés 4.Hungary

6.7

L. Masoero 5.Argentina

6.3

Nikita Kakkoev 22.Russia

6.4

Daniil Penchikov 23.Russia

6.3

I. Yuldoshev 6.Uzbekistan

6.4

Denis Tkachuk 31.Russia

6.1

Albert Sharipov 37.Russia

7.2

87'

Nikolay Kalinskiy 78.Russia

6.8

80'

Ilya Berkovskyi 88.Russia

7.2

71'

31'

Richie Ennin 7.Canada

6.6

78'

Substitutes

Artur Anisimov 1.Russia

Ivan Miladinovic 15.Serbia

5.9

87'

Pavel Mogilevets 18.Russia

A. Galadzhan 9.Russia

Kirill Kosarev 11.Russia

T. Suleymanov 93.Russia

6.6

71'

90'

Bekim Balaj 19.Albania

6.4

78'

FK Nizjni Novgorod started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Alexander Kerzhakov decided to play with the following team: Andrey Sinitsyn (6.6), Daniil Penchikov (6.3), Nikita Kakkoev (6.4), Lucas Masoero (6.3), Ákos Kecskés (6.7), Ibrokhim Yuldoshev (6.4), Ilya Berkovskyi (7.2), Albert Sharipov (7.2), Nikolay Kalinskiy (6.8), Denis Tkachuk (6.1) and Richie Ennin (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Artyom Galadzhan, Pavel Mogilevets, Kirill Kosarev, Ivan Miladinović (5.9), Timur Suleymanov (6.6), Artur Anisimov and Bekim Balaj (6.4).

FK Nizjni Novgorod could not rely on the presence of I. Miladinovic (injured).

Substitutions

FK Nizjni Novgorod made 3 changes: I. Berkovskiy for T. Suleymanov (71′), R. Ennin for B. Balaj (78′) and A. Sharipov for I. Miladinovic (87′).

Best player: Albert Sharipov

The player that probably impressed the most for FK Nizjni Novgorod was Albert Sharipov.

His rating is (7.2) with 27 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Lokomotiv Moskva – Formation

Lokomotiv Moskva

Guilherme 1.Russia

6.4

Maciej Rybus 31.Poland

7.5

85'

Tin Jedvaj 16.Croatia

6.4

Dmitriy Zhivoglyadov 2.Russia

7.0

77'

Dmitriy Barinov 6.Russia

7.0

Rifat Zhemaletdinov 17.Russia

7.4

38'

D. Rybchinskiy 94.Russia

6.6

46'

Tino Anjorin 10.England

6.7

65'

51'

K. Maradishvili 5.Russia

7.1

21'

Alexis Beka Beka 8.France

6.9

59'

Gyrano Kerk 7.Netherlands

6.3

Substitutes

Andrey Savin 60.Russia

D. Khudyakov 53.Russia

Artur Chyorny 74.Russia

Maksim Nenakhov 24.Russia

6.6

77'

M. Ivankov 66.Russia

Maksim Petrov 73.Russia

6.6

65'

Nikita Khlynov 81.Russia

Sergey Babkin 75.Russia

V. Lisakovich 88.Belarus

6.4

46'

Lokomotiv Moskva started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Talking about the opposition, Markus Gisdol played with: Guilherme Marinato (6.4), Dmitri Zhivoglyadov (7.0), Dmitriy Barinov (7.0), Tin Jedvaj (6.4), Maciej Rybus (7.5), Konstantin Maradishvili (7.1), Alexis Beka Beka (6.9), Dmitry Rybchinskiy (6.6), Rifat Zhemaletdinov (7.4), Faustino Anjorin (6.7) and Gyrano Kerk (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Artur Cherny, Maksim Petrov (6.6), Andrey Savin, Nikita Khlynov, Sergey Babkin, Maksim Nenakhov (6.6), Mikhail Ivankov, Vitali Lisakovich (6.4) and Daniil Khudyakov.