Russian Premier League

Sochi vs Nizhny Novgorod, 2025-26 Russian Premier League

· Russian Premier League
Sochi
  • 35': Vladimir Iljin
  • 55': Ignacio Saavedra
FT
2 - 1
Nizhny Novgorod
  • 48': Boselli

About

Sochi are hosting Nizhny Novgorod at Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the Russian Premier League.

Match Commentary

  • 32': Yahia Attiyat Allah (Sochi) Yellow Card at 32'
  • 33': Viktor Aleksandrov (Nizhny Novgorod) Yellow Card at 33'
  • 35': Vladimir Iljin (Sochi) Goal at 35'
  • 45'+3': Egor Smelov (Nizhny Novgorod) Yellow Card at 48'
  • 45': Daniil Lesovoy (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Juan Castillo (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 45'
  • 47': Anton Zinkovskiy (Sochi) Yellow Card at 47'
  • 48': Boselli (Nizhny Novgorod) Goal at 48'
  • 54': Juan Castillo (Nizhny Novgorod) Yellow Card at 54'
  • 55': Ignacio Saavedra (Sochi) Goal at 55'
  • 55': Ignacio Saavedra (Sochi) Penalty - Saved at 55'
  • 57': Vladimir Iljin (Sochi) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 64': Thiago Vecino (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 64'
  • 66': Kirill Zaika (Sochi) Substitution at 66'
  • 66': Mikhail Ignatov (Sochi) Substitution at 66'
  • 78': Artem Makarchuk (Sochi) Substitution at 78'
  • 80': Mikhail Ignatov (Sochi) Yellow Card at 80'
  • 82': Maksim Shnaptsev (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 82'
  • 82': Renaldo Cephas (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 82'
  • 89': Kirill Kravtsov (Sochi) Substitution at 89'
  • 90'+4': Yuri Dyupin (Sochi) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+7': Thiago Vecino (Nizhny Novgorod) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
53.6 Possession 46.4
14 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
4 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Russian Premier League

Venue: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Location: Sochi, Russia
Attendance: 3,648

Russian Premier Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Krasnodar 13 +18 29
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 13 +13 27
3 CSKA Moscow 13 +10 27
4 Zenit St Petersburg 13 +15 26
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SCH Sochi (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Yuri Dyupin (GK) Yellow Card
3 Aleksandr Soldatenkov
44 Nemanja Stojic
25 Yahia Attiyat Allah Yellow Card
82 Sergey Volkov
16 Maksim Mukhin
6 Ignacio Saavedra
7 Anton Zinkovskiy Yellow Card
29 Roman Ezhov
98 Vladimir Iljin
45 François Kamano
Sochi Substitutes:
Artem Korneev, Aleksandr Degtev, Marcelo Alves , Mikhail Ignatov, Zakhar Fedorov, Kirill Kravtsov, Ivan Lomaev, Aleksandr Kovalenko, Artem Makarchuk, Vyacheslav Litvinov, Kirill Zaika, Aleksandr Osipov.

NIZ Nizhny Novgorod (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
30 Nikita Medvedev (GK)
25 Sven Karic
2 Viktor Aleksandrov Yellow Card
77 Andrey Ivlev
16 Yaroslav Krashevskiy
32 Vadim Pigas
17 Egor Smelov Yellow Card
40 Olakunle Olusegun
80 Valeri Tsarukyan
3 Iurii Koledin
20 Boselli
Nizhny Novgorod Substitutes:
Thiago Vecino, Renaldo Cephas, Juan Castillo, Nikolay Kalinskiy, Egor Koshkin, Mamadou Maiga, Daniil Lesovoy, Vyacheslav Grulev, Maksim Shnaptsev, Edgardo Fariña, Vadim Lukyanov.

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