NIZHNIY NOVGOROD. FK Nizjni Novgorod tops Ural 1-0 after N. Kalinski scored a penalty (78′). FK Nizjni Novgorod capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
Also, Ural had 2 players sent off: K. Kolesnichenko (56′ for a double yellow card) and L. Goglichidze (77′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Stadion Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhniy Novgorod on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Vasili Kazartsev with the support of Rashid Abusuev and Aleksandr Kudryavtsev. The 4th official was Igor Nizovtsev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.3 degrees Celsius or 32.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 19 Total 9
- 7 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 6
- 7 Shots blocked 4
- 136 Attack 86
- 48 Dangerous attack 25
- 89 Ball safe 99
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 22
- 1 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FK Nizjni Novgorod was in firm control of the ball 60% while Ural was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FK Nizjni Novgorod was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FK Nizjni Novgorod won the match.
FK Nizjni Novgorod shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ural shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FK Nizjni Novgorod received 1 yellow card (V. Aleksandrov). Regarding the opposition, Ural received 6 yellow cards (K. Kolesnichenko, A. Egorychev, I. Kuzmichev, A. Mamin, I. Pomazun and Y. Zheleznov).
Also, Ural didn’t finish the match with 11 players after K. Kolesnichenko (Ural) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (56′).
L. Goglichidze (Ural) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FK Nizjni Novgorod will have 22 points like Rubin Kazan’ to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Ural will stay with 19 points like Arsenal Tula to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, FK Nizjni Novgorod will play away with CSKA Moskva on the 5th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of CSKA Moskva (1 draw).
Ural will play away agasint Krasnodar on the 7th of March with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Krasnodar (8 draws).
FK Nizjni Novgorod – Formation
FK Nizjni Novgorod
18'
66'
78'
FK Nizjni Novgorod started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Alexander Kerzhakov decided to play with the following team: Artur Nigmatullin , Aleksey Kozlov , Viktor Aleksandrov , Kirill Gotsuk , Denis Tkachuk , Dmitri Stotskiy , Nikita Kakkoev , Lars Olden Larsen , Nikolay Kalinskiy , Richie Ennin and Milson .
The home team had on the bench: Kirill Kravtsov, Ilya Berkovskyi, Daniil Penchikov, Ivan Miladinović, Igor Gorbunov, Nikita Goylo, Pavel Karasev, Artur Anisimov, Ibrokhimhalil Yuldoshev , Lucas Masoero and Sylvester Igboun .
FK Nizjni Novgorod could not rely on the presence of I. Yuldoshev (injured).
Substitutions
FK Nizjni Novgorod made 3 changes: A. Kozlov for I. Yuldoshev (18′), N. Kakkoev for Sly (74′) and R. Ennin for P. Karasev (90′).
Best player: Nikolay Kalinskiy
The player that probably impressed the most for FK Nizjni Novgorod was Nikolay Kalinskiy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 73 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Ural – Formation
Ural
77'
56'
Ural started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Igor Shalimov played with: Ilya Pomazun , Kirill Kolesnichenko , Artem Mamin , Ivan Kuzmichev , Aleksei Gerasimov , Leo Goglichidze , Ramazan Gadzimuradov , Rafał Augustyniak , Danijel Miškić , Andrey Egorychev and Eric Bicfalvi .
These were the players on the bench: Mikhail Ageev, Yuri Zheleznov , Roman Emelyanov, A. Yushin, Aleksey Evseev , Vyacheslav Podberezkin , Chingiz Magomadov , E. Mosin, Dominik Dinga and Dmitri Landakov.
Substitutions
Ural made 4 changes: R. Gadzhimuradov for A. Evseev (72′), E. Bicfalvi for C. Magomadov (82′), A. Egorychev for Y. Zheleznov (87′) and D. Miskic for V. Podberezkin (87′).
Best player: Ilya Pomazun
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ural was the goalkeeper: Ilya Pomazun. His rating is 8.00. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod – Ural – 1-0
- Spartak Moskva – CSKA Moskva – 0-2
- Sochi – Arsenal Tula – 2-0
- Khimki – Dinamo Moskva – 0-3
