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FC Orenburg 1 – 3 Rubin: Rubin’s dominant win in Rostoshi
Rubin Kazan achieved a convincing victory over FC Orenburg in the 13th round of the Russian Premier League, played at the Stadion Gazovik in Rostoshi. The visitors dominated the encounter with a brilliant performance from Vladimir Hodza, who scored two goals, the first in the 48th minute and the second in the 87th. FC Orenburg, meanwhile, could only score one goal through Sergey Saharkhizan in the 27th minute.
The game started with an intense pace, and both teams looked for the lead in the opening minutes. In the 27th minute, Saharkhizan managed to open the scoring for FC Orenburg, but the home team’s joy was short-lived. In the 48th minute, Hodza equalised with a great shot from outside the box, and from that moment on, Rubin took control of the match.
Hodza’s second goal came in the 87th minute, and sealed the victory for Rubin, who also had a goal disallowed for offside in the 65th minute.
FC Orenburg tried to react in the second half, but they were met with a solid Rubin defense, which also had the best chance to score a fourth goal in the 90th minute.
Rubin deservedly won, thanks to their effectiveness in attack and their defensive solidity. FC Orenburg, meanwhile, left with the feeling of having wasted a good opportunity to add points at home.
Statistics:
FC Orenburg: 62% possession, 13 shots (3 on target, 7 off target), 12 corners, 15 fouls, 2 yellow cards.
Rubin: 38% possession, 11 shots (5 on target, 3 off target), 9 corners, 17 fouls, 3 yellow cards.
Key events:
– 27′: FC Orenburg – Goal by S. Saharkhizan (Normal Goal), assist by Y. Mikhailov
– 33′: Rubin – Yellow Card for D. Kabutov
– 48′: Rubin – Goal by V. Hodza (Normal Goal), assist by D. Kabutov
– 64′: Rubin – Yellow Card for E. Teslenko
– 76′: FC Orenburg – Yellow Card for B. Mansilla
– 87′: Rubin – Goal by V. Hodza (Normal Goal)
– 88′: Rubin – Yellow Card for V. Hodza
– 90′: FC Orenburg – Yellow Card for I. Basic
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Substitutions fc orenburg: at minute 64 E. Gurluk came in and S. Saharkhizan went out., at minute 81 A. Kovalenko came in and Y. Mikhailov went out., at minute 81 A. Baranovsky came in and M. Ghorbani went out., at minute 89 J. Thompson came in and J. Marin went out.
Substitutions rubin: at minute 70 N. Cumic came in and V. Vada went out., at minute 72 O. Ivanov came in and A. Zotov went out., at minute 90 R. Bezrukov came in and V. Hodza went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Orenburg
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Rubin
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