SOCHI. Sochi had a surprising win over Arsenal Tula with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Angban (50′) and a penalty scored by A. Yusupov (77′).
The match was played at the Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht stadium in Sochi on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Vladislav Bezborodov assisted by Adlan Khatuev and Roman Milyuchenko. The 4th official was Roman Safjan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 4 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 132 Attack 86
- 59 Dangerous attack 42
- 93 Ball safe 108
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sochi was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Arsenal Tula that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sochi was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sochi won the match.
Sochi shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal Tula shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sochi received 3 yellow cards (K. Zaika, D. Prokhin and Rodrigo). On the opposite side, Arsenal Tula received 3 yellow cards (E. Markov, M. Beljaev and D. Stepanov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sochi will have 34 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal Tula will stay with 19 points like Ural to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Sochi will play away against Rostov on the 7th of March with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Sochi (1 draw).
Arsenal Tula will play away agasint Krylya Sovetov on the 6th of March with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Arsenal Tula (1 draw).
Sochi – Formation
Sochi
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Sochi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Vladimir Fedotov decided to play with the following team: Denis Adamov , Danila Prokhin , Rodrigão Prado , Igor Yurganov , Kirill Zaika , Ibragim Tsallagov , Victorien Angban , Sergey Terekhov , Nikita Burmistrov , Mateo Cassierra and Joãozinho .
The home team had on the bench: Timofey Margasov , Artem Makarchuk, Nikolay Zabolotnyi, Vanja Drkušić, Dmitry Vorobyev, Ivelin Popov , Artur Yusupov , Georgi Melkadze and Soslan Dzhanaev.
Substitutions
Sochi made 5 changes: Joaozinho for A. Yusupov (46′), M. Cassierra for G. Melkadze (79′), V. Angban for I. Popov (80′), K. Zaika for T. Margasov (82′) and N. Burmistrov for D. Vorobyev (90′).
Best player: Igor Yurganov
The player that probably impressed the most for Sochi was Igor Yurganov even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8.
Arsenal Tula – Formation
Arsenal Tula
Arsenal Tula started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Miodrag Božović played with: Anton Kochenkov , Igor Smolnikov , Artem Sokol , Maxim Belyaev , Danil Stepanov , Georgi Kostadinov , Sergey Tkachev, Zuriko Davitashvili , Goran Čaušić , Kings Kangwa and Evans Kangwa , Evgeni Markov .
They had on the bench: Kirill Panchenko, A. Khabibov, Đorđe Despotović , Egor Shamov, Ivan Novoseltsev, Mikhail Levashov, Guram Adzhoev, Ayaz Guliev , I. Kuleshin, Evgeny Lutsenko and M. Kainov.
Substitutions
Arsenal Tula made 3 changes: E. Markov for D. Despotovic (53′), G. Kostadinov for A. Guliev (68′) and E. Kangwa for E. Lutsenko (84′).
Best player: Kings Kangwa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal Tula was Kings Kangwa.
His rating is with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
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
