Lokomotiv Moskva defeated Krasnodar to win 2-1. F. Smolov was the key to score 2 goals.
The match was played at the RZD Arena stadium in MOSKVA on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Vitaly Meshkov. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Lokomotiv Moskva started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Krasnodar adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Lokomotiv Moskva – Formation
Marko Nikolić decided to play with the following team: Guilherme Marinato, Dmitry Rybchinskiy, Stanislav Magkeev, Tin Jedvaj, Maciej Rybus, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Dmitriy Barinov, Daniil Kulikov, François Kamano, Fedor Smolov and Vitali Lisakovich.
The home team had on the bench: Nayair Tiknizyan, Maksim Nenakhov, Mikhail Ivankov, Andrey Savin, Anton Miranchuk, Aleksandr Silyanov, Daniil Khudyakov and Pablo.
Krasnodar – Formation
On the other side, Viktor Nikolić played with: Matvey Safonov, Sergei Petrov, Aleksandr Chernikov, Egor Sorokin, Cristian Ramírez, Yuri Gazinskiy, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Aleksey Ionov, Rémy Cabella, Viktor Claesson and Jhon Córdoba.
They had on the bench: Eduard Spertsyan, Vyacheslav Litvinov, Shapi Suleymanov, Dmitri Stotskiy, Evgeniy Gorodov, Nikita Krivtsov, Vladimir Iljin, Kaio, Daniil Kornyushin and Stanislav Agkatsev.
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 7 Total 18
- 6 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 13
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 64 Attack 153
- 16 Dangerous attack 75
- 103 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Krasnodar was in firm control of the ball 65% while Lokomotiv Moskva was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Match Timeline
After this match, Lokomotiv Moskva will have 11 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Krasnodar will stay with 6 points to move up in the 9th place.
In the next match in the Premier League, Lokomotiv Moskva will play away Dinamo Moskva on the 27th of August with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Lokomotiv Moskva (9 draw). Krasnodar will host Rubin Kazan’ on the 27th of August with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Krasnodar (2 draw).