ROSTOV-NA-DONU. Akhmat Grozny bested Rostov to win 2-1. A goal from D. Poloz was decisive in the 90min. It was Akhmat Grozny to strike first with a goal of V. Lystsov at the 36′. Then I. Konovalov scored again for Akhmat Grozny in the 53′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, D. Poloz reduced the distance for Rostov with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Rostov lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Rostov Arena (Rostov-na-Donu) stadium in Rostov-na-Donu on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Vasili Kazartsev with the assistance of Dmitri Zhvakin and Roman Milyuchenko. The 4th official was Artem Chistyakov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Rostov – Formation
Rostov
46'
78'
90'Rostov started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Yury Semin decided to play with the following team: Sergey Pesyakov , Bastos , Maksim Osipenko , Dennis Hadžikadunić , Denis Terentjev , Kirill Folmer , Armin Gigović , Daniil Glebov , Nikolai Poiarkov , Ali Sowe and Pontus Almqvist .
The home team had on the bench: Dmitri Poloz , Nikolay Komlichenko , Egor Baburin, Maksim Rudakov, Danila Sukhomlinov , Viktor Melekhin , Pavel Mamaev , Igor Kalinin, Aleksandr Mukhin, Maksim Turischev, Roman Tugarev and Andrey Langovich.
Best player: Armin Gigović
The player that probably impressed the most for Rostov was Armin Gigović.
His rating is with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Akhmat Grozny – Formation
Akhmat Grozny
Akhmat Grozny started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Andrey Talalaev played with: Vitaliy Gudiev , Rizvan Utsiev , Andrey Semenov , Vitali Lystsov , Marat Bystrov , Artem Timofeev , Igor Konovalov , Artem Polyarus , Daniil Utkin , Evgeni Kharin and Mohamed Konate .
They had on the bench: Vladislav Karapuzov , Abubakar Kadyrov, Aleksandr Melikhov, Aleksandr Putsko , Senin Sebai , Lechi Sadulaev, Amir Adouyev, Artem Arkhipov, Abubakar Inalkaev and Turpal-Ali Ibishev .
Best player: Igor Konovalov
The player that probably impressed the most for Akhmat Grozny was Igor Konovalov.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 4 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 120 Attack 107
- 51 Dangerous attack 41
- 93 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Rostov was in firm control of the ball 59% while Akhmat Grozny was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Rostov was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Akhmat Grozny was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rostov shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Rostov received 2 yellow cards (V. Melekhin and N. Poyarkov). On the opposite side, Akhmat Grozny received 5 yellow cards (A. Semenov, M. Konate, A. Polyarus, E. Kharin and D. Utkin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rostov will stay with 6 points to move up in the 15th place. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny will have 12 points to move up in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Rostov will play away with Lokomotiv Moskva on the 3rd of October with a 19-6 head to head in favor of Lokomotiv Moskva (7 draws).
Akhmat Grozny will host Spartak Moskva on the 3rd of October with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Spartak Moskva (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Rostov – Akhmat Grozny – 1-2
- Krasnodar – Sochi – 3-0
- Dinamo Moskva – Rubin Kazan’ – 2-0
