Orenburg continue Torpedo suffers

RPL Matchday 5
FC Orenburg 1-0 Torpedo Moscow
Sunday 14 August, Gazovik Stadium, Orenburg

Goal: Orenburg – Vorobyev (31)
Sent off: Torpedo – Kutepov (48)
Man of the Match: Jimmy Marin (Orenburg)

Orenburg came back after unsuccessful trips at Spartak and Rostov, Marcel Licka’s team got their second home win. It was dominance from the hosts, as they end the game with 30 shots in total, seven reached the target. They got only one goal, Dmitry Vorobyev scored in the second straight game after he got the ball from Jimmy Marin, took the pause, and finally shot into the net.

New troubles came to Torpedo. Before they conceded, Vitaly Botnar got injured after catching the ball, so he was substituted with Aleksandr Dovbnya, former Orenburg keeper. Ilya Kutepov finally made his debut for the Black-Whites, but it lasts 48 minutes, as he was sent off with direct red card for last hope foul.

Orenburg go tenth on six points, while Torpedo stay 15th with only one.

Next RPL fixtures: Sunday 21 August – Zenit vs Torpedo, Krasnodar vs Orenburg