Russian Premier League teams will not play matches this week due to the Cup stage. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Therefore, Premier League matches are scheduled only for Monday and Friday. In the fifth round, the teams "Pari NN" and "Dinamo" Makhachkala played.
The match took place not in Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, or Grozny, but in the city of Saransk. The "Pari NN" team prepared for this game after four consecutive defeats.
However, last week in the Cup, they defeated the "Rostov" team and celebrated a victory. "Dinamo" Makhachkala had only lost once this season, in the first round against "Spartak."
But in the Cup, they managed to defeat "Spartak." Also, in the first round of the Russian Cup group stage, "Pari NN" won against the team from the capital of Dagestan.
The match ended 1:0 in the Caspian. In Saransk, in the opening minutes of the game, Mrezig took a long-range shot, but the ball was off target.
Among the hosts, Olusegun was especially active. Olusegun controlled the ball and was ahead of the forwards, but he could not find a favorable position to shoot at the goal and tried to tap the ball with his toes, but no dangerous situation arose.
The Makhachkala team continued their attacks. Sundukov passed from the left wing, Ivlev directed the ball to Dzhavad, who made a low shot from the left side, but the ball was caught by goalkeeper Medvedev.
In the 15th minute of the game, "Dinamo" goalkeeper Magomedov failed to stop a long-range shot. Boselli's shot unexpectedly went into the net, changing the score to 1:0.
The Makhachkala team was unsuccessful in set-piece situations. For example, Agalarov headed the ball from a corner kick, but the ball went past the goal.
Dzhavad was unable to accurately direct a free kick. Olusegun could have created a dangerous situation in attack if he had caught the pass given by Boselli.
Mrezig made an accurate cross from the left wing, Aleksandrov tried to head the ball, but was unsuccessful. Azzi won a duel with Castillo and struck the ball against the goalpost.
The Makhachkala team seemed to have equalized the score a few minutes later, but the goal was canceled after a video review. The reason was that Mrezig had handled the ball during the attack.
Then the score changed to 2:0. Shumahov lost the ball on the left wing, Boselli gained possession and Olusegun accurately directed the pass given by Shnaptsov into the goal.
In the second half, "Dinamo" carried out more positional attacks, but the "Pari NN" team defended well and the opponents lacked accurate shots. Agalarov made a dangerous pass between Aleksandrov's legs, but the ball did not reach Mastyuri.
Mastyuri sometimes held the ball too long, and Serderov got confused in a tight space and failed to deliver accurate shots. The Nizhny Novgorod players also created opportunities to increase the score.
Olusegun made a quick attack and passed from the right wing, but Grulyov did not reach the ball. Then Azzi controlled the ball but lost it, and Ermakov's shot did not hit the goal.
Several other shots also did not reach the "Dinamo" goal. In added time, Medvedev saved the hosts by blocking a long-range shot.
Thus, the match ended with a score of 2:0. "Pari NN" won for the first time in the Premier League and celebrated their second consecutive victory along with their success in the Cup.
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