FC Lokomotiv beat Paris NN 2-1 in the RPL match

On February 28, Moscow football club (FC) Lokomotiv defeated Pari Nizhny Novgorod in the match of the 19th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) with a score of 2:1.

The score was opened in the 15th minute. Midfielder Zelimkhan Bakayev assisted Dmitry Vorobyov, who hit the Paris NN goal. In the 44th minute, Lokomotiv remained in the minority. Striker Alexander Rudenko received a yellow card and was sent off the field.

In the 69th minute, Olakunle Olusegun converted a penalty. However, Paris NN failed to hold the draw. Already in the 72nd minute, Lokomotiv defender Lucas Fasson put the hosts ahead again, setting the final score of the match.

After 19 rounds, the Moscow club is in third place in the RPL standings with 40 points. With 14 points, Pari Nizhny Novgorod is on the 15th line, being in the relegation zone.

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In turn, FC Orenburg defeated Tolyatti Akron 2-0 in the home match of the 19th round of the Russian Premier League. In the next round, Akron will play away against Spartak Moscow on March 9, while Orenburg will host Zenit St. Petersburg a day earlier.

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