In the opening match of the ninth round of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Krylya Sovetov Samara came out stronger than Sochi.
The match, which took place at the Solidarity Samara Arena stadium in Samara, ended with the home team winning with a minimum score of 2:1. Among the winners was Nikita Saltykov, who scored in the fourth minute of the match with an assist from Yuri Gorshkov. In the 41st minute, the home team increased their advantage with Bosnian Amar Rakhmanovich’s pass from Sergei Babkin. The guest team’s goal was Christian Noboa’s penalty kick in the 97th minute.
After this victory, Igor Osinkin’s team collected 18 points and rose to first place in the Russian Championship rankings. Black Sea club is in 13th place with 6 points.
In the next match, Samara club will play at home against Moscow Spartak. The match will start on October 1 at 16.30 Moscow time. In the tenth round, the Sochi team will play against Fakel in Voronezh. This match will be played on October 1 and the starting whistle will blow at 14:00 Moscow time.
Dmitry Bulykin, formerly of Dynamo Moscow guess Zenit was defeated in the match against Lokomotiv.