Ufa edged out Arsenal Tula, 2x3, on Friday, on to matchday 2 of the Russian Premier League. To this matchweek, Sergey Podpaly's team came from a draw, and Vadim Evseev's team came from a defeat.
Evgeni Lutsenko opened the score after 26 minutes, through a header. Shortly before the interval, Vyacheslav Krotov struck for Ufa, through a header inside the box, after a pass from Ionuţ Nedelcearu.
Sub Lovro Bizjak, after the break, changed the course of the game. In the 54th minute, Artem Golubev fired home Ufa's team second goal, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty box, laid on by Lovro Bizjak. After 63 minutes, Vadim Evseev's team increased their lead with a goal from forward from the penalty spot. After 72 minutes, Kings Kangwa netted the final goal of the game, with a right-foot strike from outside the box, assisted by Yuri Kovalev. In the 85th minute, Arsenal Tula saw Kings Kangwa get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. After seeing his second yellow card in the final minutes of the game, Evans Kangwa was sent off and left Tula's team with 10-man.
After the result Ufa are 8th in the table, with 3 points, while Arsenal Tula sit 10th place, with 1 point. In their next fixture, Ufa's team will host Spartak Moskva, whilst Tula's team visit FK Krasnodar.
Arsenal Tula | Ufa | |||
7 | 3 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
7 | 2 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
8 | 3 | Total Tackles | 5 | 7 |
7 | 3 | Tackles Won | 2 | 8 |
8 | 3 | Ball steals | 5 | 7 |
7 | 78 | Total Passes | 38 | 8 |
7 | 63 | Passes Completed | 27 | 8 |
8 | 1 | Saves | 5 | 7 |
2 | Fouls Committed | 2 | ||
2 | Fouls Suffered | 2 |