KHIMKI. Arsenal Tula was capable to turn the tables against Khimki to win 2-1. It was Khimki to strike first with a penalty of R. Mirzov at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Kangwa gave the win to Arsenal Tula in the 87′ minute with a goal.
B. Idowu received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Khimki lost the match.
The match was played at the Arena Khimki stadium in Khimki on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Evgeny Kukulyak who was helped by Anton Kobzev and Aleksey Shiryaev. The 4th official was Artem Lyubimov. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -2 degrees Celsius or 28.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 9 Total 21
- 2 On Target 11
- 7 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 113 Attack 136
- 32 Dangerous attack 46
- 87 Ball safe 88
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 11
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 1 Total 1
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Arsenal Tula was in firm control of the ball 55% while Khimki was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal Tula was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal Tula won the match.
Khimki shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Arsenal Tula shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Khimki received 3 yellow cards (D. Glushakov, B. Idowu and E. Nabiullin). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal Tula received 2 yellow cards (K. Kangwa and G. Causic).
B. Idowu (Khimki) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Khimki will stay with 14 points to soar in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal Tula will have 19 points to gain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Khimki will play away against Akhmat Grozny on the 12th of December with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Akhmat Grozny (1 draw).
Arsenal Tula will play away agasint CSKA Moskva on the 11th of December with a 10-5 head to head in favor of CSKA Moskva (1 draw).
Khimki – Formation
Khimki
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85'
90'
36'
Khimki started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Igor Cherevchenko decided to play with the following team: Ilya Lantratov , Dušan Stojinović , Egor Danilkin , Oleksandr Filin , Elmir Nabiullin , Filip Dagerstål , Denis Glushakov , Bryan Idowu , Ilya Kukharchuk , Reziuan Mirzov and Kemal Ademi .
The home team had on the bench: Egor Generalov, Artem Sokolov, Aleksandr Dolgov , Kirill Bozhenov, Ilya Sagygov, Aleksandr Troshechkin , Dmitri Tikhiy, Besard Sabović , Vitalii Sychev and David Davidyan.
Khimki could not rely on the presence of A. Dolgov (injured), A. Troshechkin (injured) and B. Sabovic (injured).
Substitutions
Khimki made 3 changes: K. Ademi for A. Dolgov (13′), A. Filin for A. Troshechkin (16′) and E. Danilkin for B. Sabovic (25′).
Best player: Ilya Lantratov
The player that probably impressed the most for Khimki was the goalkeeper: Ilya Lantratov. His rating is 7.83. He performed 8 saves.
Arsenal Tula – Formation
Arsenal Tula
Arsenal Tula started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Miodrag Božović played with: Anton Kochenkov , Igor Smolnikov , Uroš Radaković , Artem Sokol , Danil Stepanov , Goran Čaušić , Zuriko Davitashvili , Ayaz Guliev , Kings Kangwa , Evans Kangwa and Evgeni Markov .
These were the players on the bench: Egor Shamov, Alexandru Tudorie, Maxim Belyaev, Axel Bjornström, Mikhail Levashov, Ruslan Kambolov, Kirill Panchenko, Guram Adzhoev, Evgeny Lutsenko and Vladislav Panteleev.
Substitutions
Arsenal Tula made 2 changes: E. Markov for E. Lutsenko (77′) and I. Smolnikov for M. Beljaev (90′).
Best player: Kings Kangwa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal Tula was Kings Kangwa even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 19. He performed 15 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod – Rubin Kazan’ – 2-1
- Dinamo Moskva – Ufa – 2-0
- Sochi – Krasnodar – 1-2
- Khimki – Arsenal Tula – 1-2
