In Nizhny Novgorod, at the stadium of the same name, the match of the third round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Road of the Russian Cup of the Russian Cup was held, where local Pari NN hosted Krasnodar. The match ended with Krasnodar winning 1:0.
In the 88th minute, the only goal came from Krasnodar’s Colombian forward John Cordoba. Nigerian forward Olakunle Olusegun assisted him.
Thus, Krasnodar ranks third in Group D with 3 points. The Nizhny Novgorod team takes the fourth and last place with one point in assets.
In the next match, Pari NN will face Rubin Kazan. The match will be played on September 2. The starting whistle will sound at 15:15 Moscow time. Krasnodar will meet Spartak on September 2. The start time of the match is set at 20:00.
Formerly Spartak crushed Dynamo 4:1 in the Russian Cup match.