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Spartak Moscow Dominates Nizhny Novgorod at Home
Moscow, September 28, 2025 – Spartak Moscow decisively defeated Nizhny Novgorod at the Lukoil Arena, in a match corresponding to the tenth matchday of the Russian Premier League. The home team dominated the match from the beginning, reflected in a ball possession of 69%.
The score opened early, in the 10th minute, with a goal by M. Ugalde after a precise assist from Marquinhos. G. Fernandes extended the lead in the 36th minute, taking advantage of a great play by I. Dmitriev. The first half also saw yellow cards for M. Ugalde of Spartak and D. Lesovoy of Nizhny Novgorod.
In the second half, Spartak maintained control and G. Fernandes scored again in the 64th minute, again assisted by I. Dmitriev, sealing a resounding victory. Nizhny Novgorod, although trying to react, failed to overcome Spartak’s defensive solidity. The visitors had 31% of possession and tried to reach the opponent’s area with 8 shots (3 on target, 1 off target), but were unsuccessful. The match ended with a clear superiority of Spartak Moscow who accumulated 15 shots (6 on target, 3 off target), 4 corners and committed 12 fouls.
Substitutions nizhny novgorod: at minute 59 E. Smelov came in and N. Ermakov went out., at minute 59 D. Lesovoy came in and V. Pigas went out., at minute 73 J. Boselli came in and V. Grulev went out., at minute 73 M. Shnaptsev came in and V. Tsarukyan went out., at minute 82 O. Olusegun came in and R. Cephas went out.
Substitutions spartak moscow: at minute 82 M. Ugalde came in and L. Garcia went out., at minute 82 Marquinhos came in and T. Bongonda went out., at minute 82 G. Fernandes came in and C. Martins went out., at minute 87 I. Dmitriev came in and S. Babic went out., at minute 88 E. Barco came in and D. Zorin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Spartak Moscow
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Nizhny Novgorod
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