NIZHNIY NOVGOROD. Arsenal Tula topped Olimpiyets. Olimpiyets lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadion Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhniy Novgorod on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Artem Lyubimov who was helped by Konstantin Shalamberidze and Andrey Obrazko. The 4th official was Igor Nizovtsev. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Olimpiyets started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2). On the other side, Arsenal Tula adopted a mid-fielder-oriented formation (4-1-4-1).
Olimpiyets – Formation
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The manager Alexander Kerzhakov decided to play with the following team: Artur Nigmatullin , Aleksey Kozlov , Daniil Penchikov , Ákos Kecskés , Kirill Gotsuk , Ibrokhim Yuldoshev , Nikolay Kalinskiy , Petrus Boumal , Richie Ennin , Bekim Balaj and Timur Suleymanov .
The home team had on the bench: Aleksander Sapeta, Andrey Sinitsyn, Ilya Berkovskyi , Denis Tkachuk , Pavel Mogilevets, Igor Gorbunov , Artyom Galadzhan, Artur Anisimov, Kirill Kosarev , Albert Sharipov and Egor Pigaev.
Best player: Nikolay Kalinskiy
The player that probably impressed the most for Olimpiyets was Nikolay Kalinskiy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.
Arsenal Tula – Formation
Arsenal Tula
On the opposite side, Miodrag Božović played with: Anton Kochenkov , Artem Sukhanov , Ivan Novoseltsev , Maxim Belyaev , Danil Stepanov , Georgi Kostadinov , Daniil Khlusevich , Goran Čaušić , Sergey Tkachev , Evans Kangwa and Evgeni Markov .
They had on the bench: Zuriko Davitashvili , Mikhail Levashov, Guram Adzhoev, Axel Bjornström, Aleksandr Dovbnya, Artem Sokol , Egor Shamov, Evgeny Lutsenko , Ruslan Kambolov, Kirill Panchenko , Alexandru Tudorie and Kings Kangwa.
Best player: Goran Čaušić
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal Tula was Goran Čaušić.
His rating is with 2 goals, 35 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 9 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 89
- 31 Dangerous attack 39
- 101 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Olimpiyets was in firm control of the ball 56% while Arsenal Tula was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Arsenal Tula was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal Tula won the match.
Olimpiyets shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Arsenal Tula shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Olimpiyets received 2 yellow cards (N. Kalinski and K. Gotsuk). On the other side, Arsenal Tula received 2 yellow cards (A. Sukhanov and G. Causic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Olimpiyets will stay with 11 points to move up in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal Tula will have 8 points like Ufa to move up in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Olimpiyets will host CSKA Moskva on the 27th of September with a 0-0 head to head.
Arsenal Tula will play away agasint Ural on the 27th of September with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Ural (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Olimpiyets – Arsenal Tula – 2-3
- Sochi – Dinamo Moskva – 0-1
