MOSKVA. CSKA Moskva snatched a late win FK Nizjni Novgorod 1-0 after Y. Yazici scored just 1 goal (90′). CSKA Moskva was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

A. Kecskes received a red card (42′)​. This red card was one of the reason why FK Nizjni Novgorod lost the match.

The match was played at the VEB Arena stadium in Moskva on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pavel Kukuyan with the collaboration of Vladislav Nazarov and Maksim Kovalev. The 4th official was Anton Frolov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -2.4 degrees Celsius or 27.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

CSKA Moskva had a superior ball possession 69% while FK Nizjni Novgorod was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CSKA Moskva was putting more pressure with 0 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA Moskva won the match​.

CSKA Moskva shot 22 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, FK Nizjni Novgorod shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

CSKA Moskva received 2 yellow cards (J. Carrascal and Y. Yazici). Regarding the opposition, FK Nizjni Novgorod received 1 yellow card (L. Larsen).

Also, FK Nizjni Novgorod didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Kecskes (FK Nizjni Novgorod) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (42′).

Standings

After playing this match, CSKA Moskva will have 36 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, FK Nizjni Novgorod will stay with 22 points like Rubin Kazan’ to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, CSKA Moskva will play away with Lokomotiv Moskva on the 12th of March with a 17-15 head to head record in favor of Lokomotiv Moskva (8 draws).

FK Nizjni Novgorod will play away agasint Ufa on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ufa (2 draws).

CSKA Moskva – Formation

CSKA Moskva started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Alexei Berezutski decided to play with the following team: Igor Akinfeev (6.5), Bruno Fuchs (7.0), Jaka Bijol (7.3), Igor Diveev (7.3), Mário Fernandes (7.1), Alan Dzagoev (7.0), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (7.4), Ivan Oblyakov (7.1), Jesús Medina (6.7), Jorge Carrascal (7.4) and Yusuf Yazıcı (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Baktiyar Zaynutdinov (6.9), Hörður Magnússon, Danila Bokov, Kirill Nababkin (6.8), Georgi Schennikov, Ilzat Akhmetov (6.8), Vladislav Torop, Chidera Ejuke (7.0), Maksim Mukhin and Vladislav Yakovlev (6.8).

CSKA Moskva could not rely on the presence of K. Nababkin (injured).

Substitutions

CSKA Moskva made 5 changes: A. Dzagoev for B. Zaynutdinov (46′), Bruno Fuchs for C. Ejuke (56′), J. Medina for V. Yakovlev (57′), J. Carrascal for I. Akhmetov (75′) and M. Fernandes for K. Nababkin (85′).

Best player: Yusuf Yazıcı​

The most impressive player for CSKA Moskva was Yusuf Yazıcı.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 13 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

FK Nizjni Novgorod – Formation

FK Nizjni Novgorod started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Alexander Kerzhakov played with: Artur Nigmatullin (7.7), Dmitri Stotskiy (6.6), Ákos Kecskés (5.4), Kirill Gotsuk (7.0), Viktor Aleksandrov (7.1), Ibrokhimhalil Yuldoshev (7.3), Lars Olden Larsen (6.1), Kirill Kravtsov (5.9), Nikolay Kalinskiy (6.8), Richie Ennin (6.6) and Milson (6.1).

They had on the bench: Nikita Goylo, Sylvester Igboun, Denis Tkachuk, Igor Gorbunov, Ivan Miladinović, Artur Anisimov, Ilya Berkovskyi (7.0), Daniil Penchikov, Nikita Kakkoev, Pavel Karasev, Lucas Masoero (6.8) and Albert Sharipov.

Substitutions

FK Nizjni Novgorod made 3 changes: Milson for L. Masoero (45′), R. Ennin for I. Berkovskiy (74′) and I. Yuldoshev for D. Tkachuk (89′).

Best player: Artur Nigmatullin​

The most impressive player for FK Nizjni Novgorod was the goalkeeper: Artur Nigmatullin. His rating is 7.65. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• CSKA Moskva – FK Nizjni Novgorod – 1-0