English
FK Neftekhimik defeated FK Sokol Saratov by a convincing 3-1 scoreline in a match played at the Stadion Lokomotiv in Saratov, corresponding to matchday 23 of the Russian First League. The game, held on March 9th, 2025, was characterized by the visiting team’s efficiency.
FK Neftekhimik opened the scoring early with a penalty converted by Kakhidze in the 18th minute. Abdokov extended the lead with two more goals, one in the 19th minute and another in the 34th. Although FK Sokol Saratov managed to pull one back with a penalty from Sasin in the 72nd minute, a comeback proved impossible. The match was punctuated by yellow cards, two for Neftekhimik (Nikitin in the 11th minute and Shiryaev in the 70th minute) and one for Sokol Saratov (Zabelin in the 33rd minute). Despite the loss, Sokol Saratov showed a competitive attitude until the end.
Substitutions fk neftekhimik: at minute 46 E. Valiakhmetov came in and N. Abdokov went out., at minute 65 R. Magomedov came in and A. Nikitin went out., at minute 89 M. Laykin came in and K. Shiltsov went out., at minute 89 D. Rodin came in and D. Emelyanov went out.
Substitutions fk sokol saratov: at minute 46 D. Sasin came in and D. Poluboyarinov went out., at minute 66 V. Babaev came in and G. Kantaria went out., at minute 66 I. D. Nduka came in and B. Gurtsiev went out., at minute 67 S. Vukic came in and E. Karpitskiy went out., at minute 78 R. Yuzepchuk came in and D. Begun went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FK Sokol Saratov
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FK Neftekhimik
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