Arsenal Tula steals a 2-1 win against Zenit 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

TULA. Arsenal Tula conquered Zenit to win 2-1. A goal from K. Kangwa was decisive in the 90min.

October 17, 2021

TULA. Arsenal Tula beat Zenit to win 2-1. A goal from K. Kangwa was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Arsenal Tula to strike first with a goal of Z. Davitashvili at the 53′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Kangwa gave the win to Arsenal Tula in the 90′ minute with a goal. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%).

The match was played at the Stadion Arsenal stadium in Tula on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Pavel Kukuyan with the help of Adlan Khatuev and Rustam Mukhtarov. The 4th official was Sergey Cheban. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal Tula

2 - 1

Zenit

! 28 Ball Possession 72

Shots

6 Total 26
3 On Target 10
3 Off Target 16
0 Shots blocked 7

62 Attack 177
23 Dangerous attack 114
77 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 8
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 8
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Zenit was in firm control of the ball 72% while Arsenal Tula was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zenit was more aggressive with 114 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Arsenal Tula was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Arsenal Tula shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Zenit shot 26 times, 10 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

Arsenal Tula received 5 yellow cards (E. Markov, K. Kangwa, A. Kochenkov, E. Lutsenko and D. Khlusevich). On the other side, Zenit received 1 yellow card (D. Kuzyayev).

Match Timeline

21'

40'

46'

Claudinho- sub ->D. Kuzyayev

53'

56'

62'

72'

Vyacheslav Karavaev- sub ->A. Erokhin

73'

Andrey Mostovoy- sub ->A. Sutormin

74'

Artem Sukhanov- sub ->D. Khlusevich

76'

81'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Ufa

After this match, Arsenal Tula will have 12 points like Akhmat Grozny to move up in the 12th place. On the other side, Zenit will stay with 23 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal Tula will play away against Rostov on the 23rd of October with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rostov (4 draws).

Zenit will host Spartak Moskva on the 24th of October with a 16-11 head to head stats in favor of Zenit (13 draws).

Arsenal Tula – Formation

Arsenal Tula

Anton Kochenkov 1.Kyrgyz Republic

8.3

81'

Igor Smolnikov 6.Russia

6.7

Maxim Belyaev 60.Russia

7.4

Uros Radakovic 4.Serbia

7.0

Danil Stepanov 25.Russia

7.3

Sergey Tkachev 11.Russia

7.2

76'

G. Čaušić 20.Serbia

6.8

Zuriko Davitashvili 22.Georgia

6.9

90'

53'

D. Khlusevich 82.Russia

7.0

76'

62'

K. Kangwa 44.Zambia

7.9

90'

Evgeniy Markov 7.Russia

6.6

56'

40'

Substitutes

Mikhail Levashov 36.Russia

Egor Shamov 50.Russia

Artem Sokol 3.Russia

Artem Sukhanov 76.Russia

6.3

76'

Axel Björnström 16.Sweden

90'

A. Dovbnya 90.Russia

Evans Kangwa 10.Zambia

Ayaz Guliev 9.Russia

6.3

76'

Alexandru Tudorie 30.Romania

Evgeny Lutsenko 48.Russia

6.4

56'

74'

Kirill Panchenko 8.Russia

Arsenal Tula started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Miodrag Božović decided to play with the following team: Anton Kochenkov (8.3), Igor Smolnikov (6.7), Uroš Radaković (7.0), Maxim Belyaev (7.4), Danil Stepanov (7.3), Goran Čaušić (6.8), Daniil Khlusevich (7.0), Sergey Tkachev (7.2), Kings Kangwa (7.9), Zuriko Davitashvili (6.9) and Evgeni Markov (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Artem Sokol, Artem Sukhanov (6.3), Axel Bjornström, Evans Kangwa, Mikhail Levashov, Alexandru Tudorie, Ayaz Guliev (6.3), Aleksandr Dovbnya, Egor Shamov, Evgeny Lutsenko (6.4) and Kirill Panchenko.

Substitutions

Arsenal Tula made 4 changes: E. Markov for E. Lutsenko (56′), S. Tkachev for A. Guliev (76′), D. Khlusevich for A. Sukhanov (77′) and Z. Davitashvili for A. Bjornstrom (90′).

Best player: Anton Kochenkov

The most impressive player for Arsenal Tula was the goalkeeper: Anton Kochenkov. His rating is 8.30. He performed 8 saves.

Zenit – Formation

Zenit

Stanislav Kritsyuk 1.Russia

6.2

Dejan Lovren 6.Croatia

7.4

Douglas Santos 3.Brazil

7.4

Dmitriy Chistyakov 2.Russia

6.7

Danil Krugovoy 4.Russia

6.9

Daler Kuzyaev 14.Russia

6.8

46'

21'

Aleksey Sutormin 19.Russia

7.1

73'

Wendel 8.Brazil

6.2

Aleksandr Erokhin 21.Russia

6.1

72'

Artem Dzyuba 22.Russia

7.0

88'

Malcom 10.Brazil

9.0

Substitutes

Mikhail Kerzhakov 41.Russia

D. Byazrov 91.Russia

Danila Khotulev 94.Russia

Vyacheslav Karavaev 15.Russia

6.3

72'

Wilmar Barrios 5.Colombia

Andrey Mostovoy 17.Russia

7.0

73'

Claudinho 11.Brazil

7.6

46'

K. Kravtsov 64.Russia

Daniil Kuznetsov 85.Russia

Zenit started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the other side, Sergei Semak played with: Stanislav Kritsyuk (6.2), Dejan Lovren (7.4), Dmitri Chistyakov (6.7), Douglas Santos (7.4), Aleksei Sutormin (7.1), Daler Kuzyaev (6.8), Wendel (6.2), Danil Krugovoy (6.9), Malcom (9.0), Artem Dzyuba (7.0) and Aleksandr Erokhin (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mikhail Kerzhakov, Daniil Kuznetsov, Wílmar Barrios, Andrey Mostovoy (7.0), David Byazrov, Danila Khotulev, Claudinho (7.6), Kirill Kravtsov and Vyacheslav Karavaev (6.3).