Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Arsenal Tula, 2023-24 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

· 1st Leg
Nizhny Novgorod
  • 8': Erving Joe Botaka-Yoboma (OG)
FT
1 - 2
1st Leg
FC Arsenal Tula
  • 2': Maxim Kainov
  • 33': Erving Joe Botaka-Yoboma

About

Nizhny Novgorod are hosting FC Arsenal Tula at Sovcombank Arena, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the Russian Premier League Relegation/Promotion Play-offs.

Game Information

Competition: Russian Premier League Relegation/Promotion Play-offs

Venue: Sovcombank Arena
Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Attendance: 14,339

Line-Ups

NIZ Nizhny Novgorod

No. Name
25 Artur Nigmatullin (GK)
2 Viktor Aleksandrov
24 Kirill Gotsuk Yellow Card
26 Dmitri Tikhiy
87 Kirill Bozhenov
22 Nikita Kakkoev Yellow Card
78 Nikolay Kalinskiy Yellow Card
11 Mateo Stamatov
18 Konstantin Kuchaev
9 Zé Turbo
19 Nikita Ermakov
Nizhny Novgorod Substitutes:
Alexander Troshechkin, Nikoloz Kutateladze, Dmitri Kalayda, Danila Vedernikov, Vladislav Karapuzov, Valeri Tsarukyan, Maksim Shnaptsev, Mikhail Tikhonov, Kirill Glushchenkov, Ivan Kukushkin, Vadim Lukyanov.

TULA FC Arsenal Tula

No. Name
80 Nikita Kokarev (GK)
31 Kirill Bolshakov
8 Artyom Popov
3 Erving Joe Botaka-Yoboma
76 Artem Sukhanov
21 Evgeni Shevchenko Yellow Card
13 Maxim Kainov
88 Anatoli Makarov
24 Aleksandr Korotkov
70 Ishkhan Geloyan
20 Jonathan Okoronkwo
FC Arsenal Tula Substitutes:
Mihail Levashov, Vladislav Levin, Maksim Laykin, Ifeanyi Nduka, Stanislav Cherchesov, Aleksandr Denisov, Dmitri Barkov, Alex Matsukatov, Aleksey Vakulich, Ansor Khabibov.

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