NIZHNIY NOVGOROD. Fakel and FK Nizjni Novgorod draw 1-1. V. Yakimov scored the first goal (23′) for Fakel. K. Gotsuk settled the score (64′). FK Nizjni Novgorod was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Stade Municipal 1 stadium in Nizhniy Novgorod on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Vladislav Bezborodov with the collaboration of Dmitri Ermakov and Adlan Khatuev. The 4th official was Ivan Saraev. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was freezing at -1.11 degrees Celsius or 30 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 123 Attack 87
- 49 Dangerous attack 44
- 95 Ball safe 77
- 21 Free Kicks 19
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 20 Total 21
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FK Nizjni Novgorod had a superior ball possession 56% while Fakel was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FK Nizjni Novgorod had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FK Nizjni Novgorod to win the match.
FK Nizjni Novgorod shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Fakel shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
FK Nizjni Novgorod received 3 yellow cards (Nikita Kakkoev, Zé Turbo and Mamadou Maiga). Regarding the opposition, Fakel received 6 yellow cards (Aleksandr Belenov, Nichita Moțpan, Vladislav Masternoy, Igor Kalinin, Vasili Cherov and Vyacheslav Yakimov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FK Nizjni Novgorod has 25 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Fakel will has 22 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, FK Nizjni Novgorod will play away with Rubin Kazan’ on the 10th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of FK Nizjni Novgorod (0 draws).
Fakel will play away against Spartak Moskva on the 10th of March with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Spartak Moskva (0 draws).
FK Nizjni Novgorod – Formation
FK Nizjni Novgorod
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FK Nizjni Novgorod started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Sergey Yuran decided to play with the following team: Artur Nigmatullin , Kirill Bozhenov , Dmitri Tikhiy , Kirill Gotsuk , Nikita Kakkoev , Dmitri Stotskiy , Nikita Ermakov , Mamadou Maiga , Konstantin Maradishvili , Konstantin Kuchaev and Juan Manuel Boselli .
The home team had on the bench: Vadim Lukjanov, Viktor Aleksandrov, Zé Turbo , Aleksandr Troshechkin, Ilya Kukharchuk, Dmitri Zhivoglyadov, Maksim Shnaptsev , Vladislav Karapuzov , Nikolay Kalinskiy , Valeri Tsarukyan , Ivan Kukushkin and Kirill Glushchenkov.
Substitutions
FK Nizjni Novgorod made 5 changes: Juan Manuel Boselli for Zé Turbo (46′), Kirill Bozhenov for Maksim Shnaptsev (46′), Nikita Ermakov for Valeri Tsarukyan (74′), Dmitri Stotskiy for Vladislav Karapuzov (74′) and Konstantin Maradishvili for Nikolay Kalinskiy (82′).
Player of the match: Kirill Gotsuk
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FK Nizjni Novgorod was Kirill Gotsuk.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12.
Fakel – Formation
Fakel
Fakel started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergey Tashuev played with: Aleksandr Belenov , Vladislav Masternoy , Rayan Senhadji , Sergey Bozhin , Vasili Cherov , Ilnur Alshin , Andrey Mendel , Vyacheslav Yakimov , Ruslan Magal , Roman Akbashev and Khyzyr Appaev .
They had on the bench: Vitaliy Gudiev, Thabo Cele, Abdulla Bagamaev, Maksim Maksimov, Nichita Moțpan , Igor Kalinin , Evgeniy Markov , Igor Yurganov, Andrey Ivlev, Nikolai Poiarkov and Luka Bagatelia.
Substitutions
Fakel made 3 changes: Vasili Cherov for Igor Kalinin (46′), Ilnur Alshin for Nichita Moțpan (67′) and Roman Akbashev for Evgeniy Markov (67′).
Player of the match: Vyacheslav Yakimov
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fakel was Vyacheslav Yakimov.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod – Fakel – 1-1
- Dinamo Moskva – Lokomotiv Moskva – 2-1
- Baltika – Sochi – 0-0
