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Late Goal Secures Draw for Lokomotiv Against Baltika in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad, Russia – Baltika and Lokomotiv Moscow played out a 1-1 draw in a tightly contested match at the Rostec Arena, as part of the fifth round of the Russian Premier League. The match, officiated by Ivan Abrosimov, saw Baltika take an early lead (3rd minute) through a goal by B. Gil, assisted by I. Petrov.
Despite having less possession (37% compared to Lokomotiv’s 63%), Baltika created more scoring opportunities, with a total of 15 shots, 4 of which were on target. However, Lokomotiv’s defense proved generally solid. Lokomotiv, despite dominating possession, struggled to convert their attacks, accumulating 13 total shots with only 3 directed at the opponent’s goal.
The match was characterized by intensity in midfield, reflected in the 18 fouls committed by Baltika and 7 by Lokomotiv. The referee showed three yellow cards to the home team. Late in the game (80th minute), N. Komlichenko, assisted by D. Barinov, managed to equalize for Lokomotiv, securing a draw that leaves a bittersweet taste for both teams.
Substitutions baltika: at minute 18 A. Mendel came in and Y. Kovalev went out., at minute 61 B. Gil came in and C. Offor went out., at minute 77 Y. Kovalev came in and S. Pryakhin went out., at minute 77 N. Titkov came in and A. Filin went out.
Substitutions lokomotiv: at minute 59 M. Nenakhov came in and C. Ramirez went out., at minute 75 A. Karpukas came in and R. Myalkovskiy went out., at minute 75 A. Rudenko came in and N. Saltykov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Baltika
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