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Rubin Kazan defeats Akhmat Grozny in a thrilling match
Rubin Kazan secured a 2-1 victory over Akhmat Grozny in an exciting Russian Premier League match played at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan.
The match started at a fast pace, with both teams looking for the win from the first minute. Akhmat had more possession of the ball, but Rubin was more effective in attack.
In the 45th minute, Ilya Rozhkov opened the scoring for Rubin after an assist from Denis Kabutov.
Akhmat tried to react in the second half, but Rubin defended well and found a way to extend their lead in the 90th minute. Maksim Daku scored the second goal for Rubin, also with an assist from Kabutov.
Despite the defeat, Akhmat had a chance to score a consolation goal in the last minute of the match with a penalty, but the shot was unsuccessful.
Rubin picked up three important points and continue to fight for the top positions in the table. Akhmat, for their part, will have to improve their game if they want to achieve their goals this season.
Statistics:
* Rubin: 38% possession, 10 shots (3 on target, 6 off target), 3 corners, 15 fouls, 1 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Akhmat: 62% possession, 9 shots (4 on target, 2 off target), 3 corners, 19 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Key Events:
* 22′: Akhmat – Yellow card for S. Kovachev
* 45′: Rubin – Goal by I. Rozhkov (assist by D. Kabutov)
* 51′: Akhmat – Yellow card for I. Silva Lima
* 79′: Rubin – Yellow card for M. Daku
* 90′: Rubin – Goal by M. Daku (assist by D. Kabutov)
* 90′: Akhmat – Missed penalty
* 90′: Rubin – Yellow card for A. Zotov
* 90′: Rubin – Yellow card for E. Teslenko
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Substitutions akhmat: at minute 46 A. Talal came in and S. Kovachev went out., at minute 57 M. Luna Diale came in and D. Utkin went out., at minute 77 L. Lovat came in and M. Samorodov went out., at minute 83 A. Shvets came in and Camilo went out.
Substitutions rubin: at minute 76 V. Hodza came in and V. Vada went out., at minute 86 O. Ivanov came in and N. Cumic went out., at minute 86 R. Bezrukov came in and I. Rozhkov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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