Spartak Moscow Wins a Hard-Fought Match
Spartak Moscow defeated Makhachkala 1-0 in a tight match at the Anzhi Arena in Kaspiysk. The only goal of the game came in the 20th minute through M. Ugalde, who capitalized on a good assist to put the Moscow side ahead.
The first half was characterized by an intense and hard-fought game in midfield. Makhachkala managed to equalize the game in the 36th minute with an own goal by R. Litvinov. However, Spartak Moscow dominated possession and created more scoring opportunities for the remainder of the game.
The second half saw a slower pace, but Spartak Moscow maintained control and continued to generate chances. The expulsion of H. Mrezigue in the 90th minute due to a second yellow card gave Spartak Moscow a definitive advantage.
Spartak Moscow dominated possession for most of the game (65%) and outshot Makhachkala (10 to 7). However, Makhachkala created more scoring opportunities than Spartak Moscow in the first half. Despite the defeat, Makhachkala managed to put pressure on Spartak Moscow in the second half.
The match was marked by a series of yellow cards and one red card.
Substitutions spartak moscow: at minute 46 M. Abena came in and D. Khlusevich went out., at minute 46 C. Martins Pereira came in and J. Medina went out., at minute 68 A. Zinkovskiy came in and Marquinhos went out., at minute 78 S. Nicholson came in and M. Ugalde went out., at minute 87 R. Mangas came in and T. Bongonda went out.
Substitutions makhachkala: at minute 62 S. Kagermazov came in and T. Sundukov went out., at minute 74 K. Zinovich came in and G. Agalarov went out., at minute 74 R. Magomedov came in and M. Hosseinnejad went out., at minute 89 J. Dapo came in and A. Sandrachuk went out., at minute 89 S. Serderov came in and A. Gadzhiev went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Makhachkala
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Spartak Moscow
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