SOCHI. Lokomotiv Moskva conquers Sochi 1-0 after M. Glushenkov scored just 1 goal (57′).

The match was played at the Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht stadium in Sochi on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Aleksey Sukhoy who had the assistance of Aleksandr Bogdanov and Aram Petrosyan. The 4th official was Anatoli Zhabchenko. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.33 degrees Celsius or 79.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sochi was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Lokomotiv Moskva that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sochi had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Lokomotiv Moskva succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sochi shot 9 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiv Moskva shot 13 times, 9 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sochi received 1 yellow card (Christian Noboa). On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Moskva received 3 yellow cards (Maksim Nenakhov, Dmitry Rybchinskiy and Dmitriy Barinov).

Standings

After this match, Sochi will stay with 6 points like Rubin Kazan to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiv Moskva will have 9 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sochi will play away with FK Nizjni Novgorod on the 29th of October with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of FK Nizjni Novgorod (4 draws).

Lokomotiv Moskva will play away agasint Rostov on the 28th of October with a 21-9 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiv Moskva (10 draws).

Sochi – Formation

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

The manager Dmitry Khokhlov decided to play with the following team: Nikolay Zabolotnyi (7.7), Vyacheslav Litvinov (6.8), Vanja Drkušić (6.8), Ivan Miladinović (6.7), Timofey Margasov (7.3), Kirill Kravtsov (7.0), Christian Noboa (6.7), Artem Makarchuk (6.8), Martin Kramarič (7.0), Artur Yusupov (6.7) and Ivan Ignatiev (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Victorien Angban, Amir Batyrev, Georgi Melkadze (7.0), Nikita Goylo, Nikita Burmistrov, Igor Yurganov, Miguel (6.8), Artem Meshchaninov, Kirill Zaika (6.7), Marcelo Alves, Danil Anosov and Jurij Medveděv (6.4).

Substitutions

Sochi made 5 changes: Vyacheslav Litvinov for Victorien Angban (80′), Artur Yusupov for Miguel (63′), Ivan Ignatiev for Georgi Melkadze (63′), Artem Makarchuk for Kirill Zaika (72′) and Timofey Margasov for Jurij Medveděv (64′).

Best player: Nikolay Zabolotnyi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sochi was the goalkeeper: Nikolay Zabolotnyi. His rating is 7.65. He performed 6 saves.

Lokomotiv Moskva – Formation

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

Mikhail Galaktionov played with: Ilya Lantratov (6.8), Maksim Nenakhov (7.3), Evgeni Morozov (7.0), Lucas Fasson (7.0), Nair Tiknizyan (7.5), Dmitriy Barinov (7.0), Artem Karpukas (7.0), Dmitry Rybchinskiy (6.7), Maksim Glushenkov (8.1), Anton Miranchuk (7.3) and Artem Dzyuba (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Guilherme Marinato, Konstantin Maradishvili, Vladislav Sarveli, Sergey Pinyaev (7.0), Wilson Isidor, Rifat Zhemaletdinov (6.8), Ivan Kuzmichev, Mario Mitaj, Vadim Rakov, Aleksandr Silyanov, Daniil Khudyakov and Daniil Kulikov.

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Moskva made 4 changes: Dmitry Rybchinskiy for Sergey Pinyaev (65′), Maksim Glushenkov for Rifat Zhemaletdinov (63′), Maksim Nenakhov for Aleksandr Silyanov (84′) and Artem Karpukas for Konstantin Maradishvili (85′).

Best player: Maksim Glushenkov​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiv Moskva was Maksim Glushenkov.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Sochi – Lokomotiv Moskva – 0-1
• Krylya Sovetov – Baltika – 2-1