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Rubin Kazan Edges Out Nizhny Novgorod with a Lone Goal in Hard-Fought Match
Rubin Kazan secured a 1-0 victory over Nizhny Novgorod at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan on Saturday, March 16th, 2025, in a match from round 21 of the Russian Premier League. Referee Vyacheslav Semyonov oversaw a closely contested game, with possession fairly evenly split (44% for Rubin and 56% for Nizhny Novgorod). However, Rubin proved more clinical in front of goal.
Despite Nizhny Novgorod creating more chances (16 shots, 6 on target), it was Rubin who found the back of the net. Aleksandr Zotov scored the game’s only goal in the 72nd minute, securing the win for his team. The match saw yellow cards shown to I. Vujacic of Rubin and T. Vecino of Nizhny Novgorod in the 45th and 83rd minutes, respectively. Despite enjoying more possession and shots, Nizhny Novgorod couldn’t break down Rubin’s defense and ultimately failed to score.
Substitutions rubin: at minute 46 A. Zotov came in and N. Vasiljev went out., at minute 80 R. Ashurmatov came in and O. Ivanov went out., at minute 89 V. Vada came in and M. Cuni went out., at minute 89 K. Taheri came in and D. Shabanhaxhaj went out.
Substitutions nizhny novgorod: at minute 65 A. Troshechkin came in and V. Grulev went out., at minute 80 T. Vecino came in and N. Kalinski went out., at minute 81 J. Castillo came in and A. Ektov went out., at minute 89 K. Gotsuk came in and A. Koksharov went out., at minute 89 N. Ermakov came in and L. Ticic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rubin
Nizhny Novgorod
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