Sochi prevails over Spartak Moskva 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SOCHI. Sochi was after all too good for Spartak Moskva.

Sochi prevails over Spartak Moskva 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SOCHI. Sochi was ultimately too good for Spartak Moskva with the goal of C. Noboa (28′ pen), I. Popov (89′) and A. Yusupov (90′ pen). Spartak Moskva lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Sochi remained in players after C. Noboa received a red card in the 66′. Nonetheless, Sochi still was capable to win this match competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht stadium in Sochi on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Sergey Ivanov who was helped by Valeri Danchenko and Roman Usachev. The 4th official was Maksim Perezva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 24
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 18
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 83 Attack 123
  • 33 Dangerous attack 80
  • 92 Ball safe 93
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 17
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Spartak Moskva had a strong ball possession 58% while Sochi was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Spartak Moskva had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Sochi was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sochi shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Spartak Moskva shot 24 times, 6 on target, 18 off target.

Cards

Sochi received 6 yellow cards (A. Yusupov, D. Prokhin, I. Tsallagov, Rodrigo, D. Adamov and I. Popov). On the opposite side, Spartak Moskva received 3 yellow cards (M. Ignatov, S. Gigot and Z. Bakaev).

(Sochi) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (66′).

Also, Spartak Moskva didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Caufriez (Spartak Moskva) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

27'
Mikhail Ignatov- Yellow
Christian Noboa(penalty)
28'
Artur Yusupov- Yellow
36'
45'
46'
48'
Georgiy Melkadze- sub ->M. Ignatov
59'
63'
Christian Noboa- Red
66'
Nikita Burmistrov- sub ->Joaozinho
67'
67'
80'
88'
89'
90'
90'
90'
Timofey Margasov- sub ->K. Zaika
90'
90'
Artur Yusupov(penalty)
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Sochi will have 31 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Spartak Moskva will stay with 23 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

Sochi – Formation

Sochi
G
Denis Adamov 1.Russia
7.8
90'
D
Igor Yurganov 20.Russia
7.4
D
Rodrigão  5.Brazil
7.3
63'
D
Danila Prokhin 87.Russia
6.7
46' 45'
M
Sergey Terekhov 13.Russia
6.9
M
Kirill Zaika 27.Russia
7.3
90'
M
Christian Noboa 16.Ecuador
7.3
66' Goals28'
M
Ibragim Tsallagov 15.Russia
6.3
48'
F
Artur Yusupov 6.Russia
6.8
36' Goals90'
F
Joãozinho 22.Russia
6.4
67'
F
M. Cassierra 30.Colombia
F
Maksim Barsov 10.Russia
6.2
67'
Substitutes
G
Nikolay Zabolotnyi 12.Russia
D
Mateo Barać 4.Croatia
D
Timofey Margasov 34.Russia
90'
D
Emanuel Mammana 24.Argentina
7.1
46'
D
Pavel Shakuro 90.Russia
M
Ivelin Popov 8.Bulgaria
6.8
67' 90' Goals89'
M
Victorien Angban 19.Ivory Coast
M
Nikita Burmistrov 18.Russia
6.8
67'
M
D. Pavlov 53.Russia
F
Maksim Kolmakov 17.Russia

Sochi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Vladimir Fedotov decided to play with the following team: Denis Adamov (7.8), Danila Prokhin (6.7), Rodrigão Prado (7.3), Igor Yurganov (7.4), Kirill Zaika (7.3), Ibragim Tsallagov (6.3), Christian Noboa (7.3), Sergey Terekhov (6.9), Joãozinho (6.4), Mateo Cassierra, Maksim Barsov (6.2) and Artur Yusupov (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Maksim Kolmakov, Mateo Barać, Ivelin Popov (6.8), Victorien Angban, Timofey Margasov, Nikita Burmistrov (6.8), Emanuel Mammana (7.1), Pavel Shakuro, Daniil Pavlov and Nikolay Zabolotnyi.

Substitutions

Sochi made 4 changes: D. Prokhin for E. Mammana (46′), Joaozinho for N. Burmistrov (67′), M. Barsov for I. Popov (67′) and K. Zaika for T. Margasov (90′).

Best player: Denis Adamov​

The most impressive player for Sochi was the goalkeeper: Denis Adamov. His rating is 7.81. He performed 6 saves.

Spartak Moskva – Formation

Spartak Moskva
G
Aleksandr Selikhov 57.Russia
6.4
D
Georgiy Dzhikiya 14.Russia
7.1
D
Samuel Gigot 2.France
7.8
80'
D
6.8
90'
D
7.4
88'
M
Victor Moses 8.Nigeria
7.4
M
Roman Zobnin 47.Russia
6.8
M
Quincy Promes 24.Netherlands
7.3
M
Nail Umyarov 18.Russia
7.3
F
Zelimkhan Bakaev 10.Russia
7.0
90'
F
Mikhail Ignatov 22.Russia
6.1
59' 27'
Substitutes
G
Timur Akmurzin 27.Russia
G
D
Ilya Kutepov 29.Russia
D
Nikolay Rasskazov 92.Russia
D
Andrey Eshchenko 38.Russia
D
Ruslan Litvinov 68.Russia
M
Jorrit Hendrix 4.Netherlands
M
Daniil Denisov 97.Russia
M
Stepan Oganesyan 84.Russia
F
Stepan Melnikov 71.Russia
F
Georgiy Melkadze 21.Russia
6.3
59'
F
Vladislav Shitov 73.Russia
88'

Spartak Moskva started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória played with: Aleksandr Selikhov (6.4), Maximiliano Caufriez (6.8), Samuel Gigot (7.8), Georgiy Dzhikiya (7.1), Aleksandr Lomovitskiy (7.4), Victor Moses (7.4), Nail Umyarov (7.3), Roman Zobnin (6.8), Quincy Promes (7.3), Mikhail Ignatov (6.1), Zelimkhan Bakaev (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Stepan Melnikov, Jorrit Hendrix, Daniil Denisov, Ilya Kutepov, Nikolay Rasskazov, Timur Akmurzin, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Andrey Eshchenko, Georgi Melkadze (6.3), Vladislav Shitov, Ruslan Litvinov and Stepan Oganesyan.

Substitutions

Spartak Moskva made 2 changes: M. Ignatov for G. Melkadze (59′) and A. Lomovitskiy for V. Shitov (88′).

Best player: Samuel Gigot​

The most impressive player for Spartak Moskva was Samuel Gigot.

His rating is (7.8) with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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