The match between Khimki and Krasnodar in the 21st week of the Russian Premier League (RPL) has come to an end. The match, which took place at the Arena Khimki stadium, ended with Krasnodar’s 6-0 victory.
In the 23rd minute, Krasnodar’s midfielder Joao Batchi opened the score in the match. At the beginning of the second half, John Cordoba reinforced the advantage of the visiting team. A goal came from Cordoba in the 56th minute. In the 63rd minute, Kadi Borges scored the fourth goal for Krasnodar. Alexey Ionov made the score 5:0 in the 78th minute. Eight minutes later, Krasnodar player Nikita Krivtsov scored.
Khimki player Vitaly Lystsov was shown a red card in the 27th minute and was sent off.
Thus, Krasnodar ranks seventh in the Russian championship standings after 21 matches with 32 points. Khimki is in 15th place with 13 points. The Moscow Region club is at risk of relegation from the RPL.
On April 9, Krasnodar will meet with Pari NN as part of the 22nd round of the RPL. On the same day, Khimki will play against CSKA.
Earlier, the former head of Lokomotiv Olga Smorodskaya commented on the victory of the Moscow team over Pari NN in the 21st round match of the RPL, statedThat the level of the Russian championship has dropped.