Krylia unbeaten in Saturday double header against Neftekhimik & Randers

Krylia Sovetov Samara closed out their second training camp in Turkey by beating FNL side Neftekhimik 2-1 and drawing 2-2 with Danish Superliga club Randers. They remain unbeaten throughout their winter training schedule after four wins and two draws.

Krylia left it late to complete a comeback from 1-0 down against Neftekhimik. With six minutes left, an unmarked Evgeniy Chernov stooped to nod in six yards out from a corner.

The FNL side had taken the lead with two minutes on the clock. A simple throw-in half way into Krylia’s half was lobbed into the box by Pavel Shadrin where Merabi Uridia’s diving header glanced the ball into the corner.

Aleksandr Anyukov and Artem Timofeev were both sent off in the first half, either side of Krylia’s equaliser from Egor Golenkov. Just under 10 minutes before half time the 20-year-old beat two markers to bullet a near-post header home from a right-wing cross.

Krylia 2-1 Neftekhimik
8 February, Belek, Turkey
Goals: Golenkov 37’, Chernov 84’; Uribia 3’

Krylia: Ryzhikov (Ovsyannikov 46’), Anyukov (Mijailovic 22’), Lystsov, Burlak, Poluyakhtov, Gatskan, Timofeev (Chernov 34’), Kabutov, Ivanov, Evinov, Golenkov
Neftekhimik: Isupov, Lelyukaev (Semenov 46’), Shiryaev (Kireev 46’), Potapov, Vasiev (Abdullin 46’), Kanaev (Yushin 46’), Petrov (Solovev 46’), Shadrin (Kubyshkin 46’), Galliulin, Udiria

Against Randers, whose league season starts next weekend, Krylia again fell behind early on. In the sixth minute after Sergey Ryzhikov had palmed out a shot, Emil Riis bundled in a rebound from a shot that had hit the post.

Despite Randers’ superior fitness levels Krylia held firm for the next 75 minutes. Dmitry Kombarov’s cross after 64 minutes found its way through to Denis Popovic to ghost between two defenders and pummel a finish across goal into the far corner.

Randers kept up their intense pressure, but seven minutes later it was Krylia who took the lead. A well-worked counter attack reached Anton Zinkovskiy on the left, from where he swung a harmless deep cross over everyone except Anton Terekhov, who smashed a first-time volley over the helpless keeper.

With eight minutes left though Randers levelled the scoreline from the penalty spot. Alhaji Kamara was brought down by Nikita Chernov, leaving Marvin Egho to complete the formalities.

Krylia have a short break before heading out to Spain for their final training camp on Thursday 13 February.

Krylia 2-2 Randers
8 February, Belek, Turkey
Goals: Popovic 64’, Terekhov 72’; Riis 6’, Egho 82’ (p)

Krylia: Frolov, Zeffane (Kabutov 77’), Chernov, Karpov, Kombarov, Timofeev (Mijailovic 71’), Anton, Popovic, Terekhov, Zinkovskiy, Radonjic