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The opening match of the 17th round of the championship of Russia on football ended with the victory of the Moscow «Locomotive» over «Tambov» with the score 3:2. The meeting was held in Saransk with «Mordovia Arena», where the «Tambov» because of the unavailability of their stadium holds home games. Controlled the game the referee from Sochi Paul Kukuan.
The match was played in adverse weather conditions. By the end of the meeting, the temperature dropped to minus 10 degrees.
The railwaymen took the lead in the 29th minute. Polish midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak received a pass from his compatriot Maciej to the Stadium and shot from distance. The ball hit the turf in front of the goalkeeper, «Tambov», Giorgi Shelia and flew into the net.
In five minutes advantage «the Locomotive» has doubled. Alexey miranchuk hung from a free-kick to the far corner of the goalie, and defender owners Adesoye Oyewole aerially with Krychowiak back deflected the ball into his own net.
Before the break, «Tambov» has reduced the backlog. Oyewole hung in the penalty area from the left flank, and Vladimir Obukhov just hit his head with the goal line in the confrontation with Rebuses. The ball flew into the goal the rebound from the lawn.
Early in the second half the hosts restored equality in the account. Defender of «Locomotive» Murilo lost the ball in midfield, Obukhov came to the corner of the goal. A cross from the striker’s touch was closed by Mikhail Kostyukov.
The winning goal Lokomotiv scored in the 56th minute. After a corner on the right flank Alexey miranchuk hung in the penalty area and Krychowiak unimpeded shot from close range.
«The locomotive» has interrupted a series of five matches without a win. During this series, the team of Yuri Semin suffered two defeats from Turin’s Juventus in the Champions League (both times with the score 1:2), yielded RPL Spartak (0:3) and played a draw in the championship of Russia with the «Ufa» (1:1) and «Krasnodar».
Lokomotiv scored 34 points, retaining second place in the tournament table of the championship of Russia. «Tambov» with 17 points on 14-th line.