Olimpiyets prevails over Rubin Kazan’ 1-0 with a goal scored by N. Kalinski. HIGHLIGHTS

KAZAN. Olimpiyets prevails over Rubin Kazan' 1-0 after N. Kalinski scored a penalty (61').

October 3, 2021

KAZAN. Olimpiyets defeats Rubin Kazan’ 1-0 after N. Kalinski scored a penalty (61′). Rubin Kazan’ lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

K. Kvaratskhelia missed a decisive penalty (50′). That would have allowed Rubin Kazan’ to draw the match.

K. Kvaratskhelia missed 1 penalty (50′) for Rubin Kazan’.

The match was played at the Central’nyj stadion Kazan’ stadium in Kazan on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Sergey Karasev with the assistance of Igor Demeshko and Maksim Gavrilin. The 4th official was Ivan Saraev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Rubin Kazan

0 - 1

FK Nizjni Novgorod

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

15 Total 13
5 On Target 4
10 Off Target 9
2 Shots blocked 2

112 Attack 94
58 Dangerous attack 51
91 Ball safe 72

1 Penalties 1
3 Corners 4

Fouls

10 Total 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Rubin Kazan’ was in firm control of the ball 58% while Olimpiyets was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Rubin Kazan’ was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Olimpiyets succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Rubin Kazan’ shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Olimpiyets shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Rubin Kazan’ didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Olimpiyets received 1 yellow card (A. Kozlov).

Match Timeline

28'

35'

46'

50'

53'

61'

Nikolay Kalinskiy (penalty)

62'

66'

73'

Daniil Penchikov - sub ->I. Yuldoshev

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Ufa

After playing this contest, Rubin Kazan’ will stay with 14 points like Olimpiyets to move up in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Olimpiyets will have 14 points to move up in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Rubin Kazan’ will host Lokomotiv Moskva on the 16th of October with a 14-9 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiv Moskva (13 draws).

Olimpiyets will play away agasint Krylya Sovetov on the 17th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Rubin Kazan’ – Formation

Rubin Kazan

Yuriy Dyupin 22.Russia

7.1

Georgi Zotov 31.Russia

7.4

Montassar Talbi 3.Tunisia

6.8

Ilya Samoshnikov 77.Russia

6.4

28'

Konstantin Nizhegorodov 97.Russia

7.1

88'

Mikhail Kostyukov 14.Russia

6.3

Anders Dreyer 11.Denmark

6.8

Sead Haksabanovic 99.Montenegro

7.2

In-beom Hwang 6.South Korea

7.2

Soltmurad Bakaev 7.Russia

6.6

62'

German Onugkha 10.Russia

7.1

Substitutes

Artem Ismagilov 54.Russia

Nikita Medvedev 1.Russia

Ivan Savitskiy 24.Russia

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 21.Georgia

6.8

28'

Oleg Shatov 8.Russia

V. Ignatyev 20.Russia

S. Surikov 84.Russia

Ivan Ignatjev 19.Russia

88'

Đorđe Despotović 9.Serbia

6.3

62'

Rubin Kazan’ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Leonid Slutskiy decided to play with the following team: Yuri Dyupin (7.1), Georgi Zotov (7.4), Montassar Talbi (6.8), Konstantin Nizhegorodov (7.1), Ilya Samoshnikov (6.4), Mikhail Kostyukov (6.3), In-Beom Hwang (7.2), Anders Dreyer (6.8), Sead Hakšabanović (7.2), Soltmurad Bakaev (6.6) and German Onugkha (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ivan Ignatiev, Ivan Savitskiy, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (6.8), Đorđe Despotović (6.3), Oleg Shatov, Vladislav Ignatjev, Artem Ismagilov, Stepan Surikov and Nikita Medvedev.

Rubin Kazan’ could not rely on the presence of K. Kvaratskhelia (injured).

Substitutions

Rubin Kazan’ made 3 changes: I. Samoshnikov for K. Kvaratskhelia (28′), S. Bakaev for D. Despotovic (62′) and K. Nizhegorodov for I. Ignatjev (88′).

Best player: Georgi Zotov

The player that probably impressed the most for Rubin Kazan’ was Georgi Zotov.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Olimpiyets – Formation

FK Nizjni Novgorod

Artur Nigmatullin 25.Russia

8.4

A. Kozlov 34.Russia

7.5

35'

Kirill Gotsuk 24.Russia

7.1

Ákos Kecskés 4.Hungary

7.0

I. Yuldoshev 6.Uzbekistan

7.0

73'

Denis Tkachuk 31.Russia

7.2

Albert Sharipov 37.Russia

6.8

Nikolay Kalinskiy 78.Russia

8.3

61'

Pavel Mogilevets 18.Russia

6.6

53'

Ilya Berkovskyi 88.Russia

6.8

66'

Richie Ennin 7.Canada

6.7

46'

Substitutes

A. Sinitsyn 33.Russia

Artur Anisimov 1.Russia

Daniil Penchikov 23.Russia

6.8

73'

L. Masoero 5.Argentina

6.6

66'

Aleksandr Sapeta 41.Russia

Igor Gorbunov 17.Russia

6.2

53'

Bekim Balaj 19.Albania

6.5

46'

Kirill Kosarev 11.Russia

T. Suleymanov 93.Russia

A. Galadzhan 9.Russia

Olimpiyets started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

On the other side, Alexander Kerzhakov played with: Artur Nigmatullin (8.4), Aleksey Kozlov (7.5), Ákos Kecskés (7.0), Kirill Gotsuk (7.1), Denis Tkachuk (7.2), Ibrokhim Yuldoshev (7.0), Ilya Berkovskyi (6.8), Albert Sharipov (6.8), Nikolay Kalinskiy (8.3), Pavel Mogilevets (6.6) and Richie Ennin (6.7).

They had on the bench: Bekim Balaj (6.5), Daniil Penchikov (6.8), Lucas Masoero (6.6), Aleksander Sapeta, Andrey Sinitsyn, Artur Anisimov, Kirill Kosarev, Timur Suleymanov, Artyom Galadzhan and Igor Gorbunov (6.2).

Olimpiyets could not rely on the presence of D. Penchikov (injured).

Substitutions

Olimpiyets made 4 changes: R. Ennin for B. Balaj (46′), P. Mogilevets for I. Gorbunov (53′), I. Berkovskiy for L. Masoero (66′) and I. Yuldoshev for D. Penchikov (73′).

Best player: Artur Nigmatullin

The player that probably impressed the most for Olimpiyets was the goalkeeper: Artur Nigmatullin. His rating is 8.42. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.