The meeting ended with the victory of the Moscow club with the score of 1:0. The only goal of the match was scored by Maxim Glushenkov on a pass from Artyom Dzyuba in the 56th minute.
Sochi, after the defeat, retained the 11th row in the RPL standings with 6 points. Lokomotiv claim the second victory since the start of the season and climb to eighth place with 9 points after 6 matches.
Dzyuba returned to Lokomotiv after missing the last two rounds through injury. And Pinyaev, for the first time this season, did not start.
In the first half hour, Dziuba did not touch the ball in the opponent’s penalty area and the Muscovites could hardly create anything. At the end of a third of the match, Loko had his chance. Gluschenkov shot on goal and nearly scored. The first half statistics indicated that the railway played more than one goal than Sochi. Wards Khokhlov smashed everything that could be created on the rival half.
The second half, after a most intense first step, was stopped due to the damage suffered by the southerners. And in the 56th minute, Galaktionov’s team still managed to score with the help of Dzyuba. The striker took the ball, exposing the body to Miladinovic, and passed to Glushenkov, who rolled the ball into the goal.
“Locomotive” with the score 1-0 did not sit on the defensive, but the fatigue of the players was affected and there were more shortcomings. “Sochi” had the opportunity to counterattack, but the wedding ruined everything. The protection of the railway workers coped and the southerners did not strike a single blow on the target.
“Of course, a very difficult victory. There were segments where we lowered the ball and created chances. We had to simplify, but we planned it taking into account Dzyuba’s presence in the team.
Implementation needs to be improved. We try to find different combinations in attack. I think everything is ahead. The team played selflessly and disciplined. Congratulations to the team for this,” Galaktionov said after the win.
“Not much happened in the attack. It looks like they brought the balls into the penalty area, but there weren’t enough passes or assists. They made a lot of marriage. They didn’t have enough composure. Maybe emotions got into the game. We need to attack more diversely, take the initiative, threaten more,” the coach commented. -head of Defeat Sochi, Dmitry Khokhlov.
“Locomotive” finally managed to break the three-game losing streak. Now the railway workers are only one point behind Spartak and CSKA. It seems that the wards of Galaktionov are finally beginning to emerge from the crisis. In Sochi, it’s not so rosy. The Southerners have lost for the fourth time this season. It looked like after a landslide victory over Rostov, the southerners were able to even their game, but they failed to start a winning streak.
Yahya Gasanov, Athletistic
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