Arsenal capture lead against Pari NN in relegation playoff

RPL Relegation Playoff
1st leg

FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod 1-2 Arsenal Tula
Goals: Pari NN – Botaka-Ioboma (OG 8); Arsenal – Kaynov (2), Botaka-Ioboma (33)

For second straight year Pari NN have been battling for RPL spot in relegation playoff, and they got Arsenal, who are on the way to promote back after two seasons in First League with former Krasnodar head coach Aleksandr Storozhuk.

The Cannoneers took the early lead, after Maksim Kaynov hit the header from corner kick, but Nizhny equalized quickly, Kirill Bozhenov’s pass turned into own goal from Erving Botaka-Ioboma. But defender got his resurrection and scored the goal from another corner kick, it remained the winning. This leave RPL teams with two defeats after first legs, as Ural was beaten by Akron earlier this day, so Pari NN will battle for comeback on 1 June in Tula.