Volga Defeat Hands Tomsk Stay of Execution

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FC Volga suffered a 2-1 defeat away at FC Krasnodar on Friday, handing a reprieve to Siberian club FC Tomsk, whose relegation Volga could have sealed.

FC Volga suffered a 2-1 defeat away at FC Krasnodar on Friday, handing a reprieve to Siberian club FC Tomsk, whose relegation Volga could have sealed.

Despite the stay of execution, one more point for Volga in their last three games of the season will be enough to seal Tomsk’s fate.

With no Siberian sides vying for promotion from the First Division, that would leave the Russian Premier League without a side east of the Urals for the first time since 2004.

Armenian-American striker Yura Movsisyan was the hero for Krasnodar, striking home for the hosts’ first goal after four minutes when he picked up Igor Lambarsky’s flick.

Movsisyan scored his second a minute before the end of the first half, striking from Joaozinho’s assist.

Former Russia international Andrei Karyaka struck back for Volga on 71 minutes, shortly after Joaozinho saw a goal disallowed.

Karyaka stepped up to take a penalty and score his fourth goal in six games for the Nizhny Novgorod side, as the ball bobbled in after Krasnodar goalkeeper Nukri Revishvili fumbled his save.

Friday’s earlier games both finished goalless, as Tomsk failed to beat Amkar goalkeeper Sergei Veremko, while Spartak Nalchik’s relegation was assured as they failed to beat ten-man Krylya Sovetov Samara.

 

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