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Late Drama in Samara: Krylia Sovetov and Baltika Share the Spoils
Samara witnessed a hard-fought and tense match between Krylia Sovetov and Baltika, which ended in a draw that felt insufficient for both teams. The match, corresponding to the fourth day of the Russian Premier League, was played at the Solidarnost Samara Arena, under the watchful eye of referee Rafael Shafeev.
Krylia Sovetov took the lead in the 17th minute thanks to a goal by A. Rahmanovic, after a play without assistance. However, Baltika did not give up and persistently sought the equalizer. The first half also saw a yellow card for Fernando Costanza of Krylia Sovetov.
In the second half, the intensity of the match remained high. In the 49th minute, A. Mendel of Baltika saw the yellow card. Baltika finally found reward for their effort in the 62nd minute with a goal from B. Gil, leveling the score. The match heated up even further, with a yellow card for S. Babkin of Krylia Sovetov in the same minute.
The end of the match was an absolute chaos. D. Oroz received a yellow card in the 85th minute for Krylia Sovetov. In added time, Krylia Sovetov suffered the expulsion of S. Babkin for a second yellow card, leaving his team with a numerical disadvantage. In addition, a member of the Krylia Sovetov bench also saw a yellow card.
Regarding the statistics, Baltika dominated ball possession with 53% compared to 47% of Krylia Sovetov. Baltika was also more incisive in attack, with 16 shots (6 on target) compared to 7 (2 on target) for Krylia Sovetov. Baltika had 7 corners, while Krylia Sovetov had 4. The match was characterized by the large number of fouls committed, 16 by Baltika and 10 by Krylia Sovetov, which resulted in a total of 5 yellow cards and one red for Krylia Sovetov, and 2 yellow cards for Baltika.
Substitutions baltika: at minute 46 N. Titkov came in and T. Yenne went out., at minute 69 M. Beveev came in and C. Offor went out., at minute 69 B. Gil came in and A. Mokhammad went out., at minute 82 A. Mendel came in and A. Mourid went out., at minute 90 M. Petrov came in and D. Utkin went out.
Substitutions krylia sovetov: at minute 46 J. Marin came in and I. Oleynikov went out., at minute 65 V. Rakov came in and M. Vityugov went out., at minute 65 Fernando Costanza came in and M. Banjac went out., at minute 85 N. Rasskazov came in and V. Ignatenko went out., at minute 85 A. Rahmanovic came in and A. Sutormin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Krylia Sovetov
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Baltika
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