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Khimki fall to FC Orenburg in a tumultuous match
Khimki suffered a home defeat to FC Orenburg in a match marked by red cards and substitutions. The game took place at Arena Khimki, refereed by Vladimir Moskalev, and was played as part of the ninth round of the Russian Premier League.
In the 24th minute, Khimki received a major blow with the expulsion of A. Gogoua for a direct red card. The numerical disadvantage was reflected in ball possession, with 64% for FC Orenburg compared to 36% for Khimki.
Despite the inferiority, Khimki tried to create danger with 6 shots (1 on target, 4 off target), but effectiveness did not accompany the home team. R. Mirzov received a yellow card in the 40th minute, and the Khimki team had to make four substitutions in the game to try to change the course of the game.
FC Orenburg, for its part, maintained a constant rhythm, looking for the opponent’s goal with 12 shots (1 on target, 8 off target) and generating more danger with its 6 corners.
Yellow cards for D. Prokhin, B. Mansilla and the expulsion of S. Terekhov in the final minutes reflected a high-intensity match.
The final score does not reflect the number of opportunities FC Orenburg had, which took the win with a final result by the narrowest of margins.
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Substitutions khimki: at minute 30 N. Andjelkovic came in and Z. Bakaev went out., at minute 46 A. Rudenko came in and R. Mirzov went out., at minute 81 K. Kaplenko came in and A. Corredera went out., at minute 89 K. Panchenko came in and L. Vera went out.
Substitutions fc orenburg: at minute 64 J. Thompson came in and J. Marin went out., at minute 78 E. Gurluk came in and S. Saharkhizan went out., at minute 87 T. Muro came in and I. Basic went out., at minute 87 D. Rybchinskiy came in and A. Kovalenko went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Khimki
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FC Orenburg
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