In this week 21 match on the 13th of March, Khimki hosts Sochi at Stadion Rodina in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 16th placed Khimki is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Locomotiv Moscow. Didier Lamkel Ze scored the first goal for Khimki in the 6th minute, then Gyrano Kerk tied it up for Locomotiv Moscow in the 8th minute on a feed from Dmitriy Barinov Finally they completed the comback in the 80th minute on a goal by Jan Kuchta to cap off a wild match. Khimki looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Sochi is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rostov. Christian Noboa scored the first goal for Sochi in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rostov couldn’t manage to score, and Sochi took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sochi should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Monday Aug 16th, Sochi was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Maksim Barsov scored the first goal for Sochi in the 17th minute, then Ivelin Popov added another in the 54th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Khimki couldn’t manage to score, and Sochi took the shutout win.
Sochi’s most prolific scorer has been Christian Noboa. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Khimki’s top weapon lately has been Didier Lamkel Ze, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.