Deja Vu…

In the 21st day of the Highest League of the Krasnodar Region Championship, FDC "Vista" held, perhaps, the most dramatic match of the season. In the game against "Traktor" from Sochi, our team led with a two-goal advantage, but in the end lost to the opponent and gave him a serious head start in the fight for prizes.

And everything started quite optimistically for the red and white in this match. Already in the fifth minute, Jonathan Okoronkwo earned a penalty, which he himself realized. And six minutes later, Friday Adams screwed up several defenders in the visitors ' penalty area and rolled the ball under the kick of Ruslan Gabaraev, who did not miss from the goalie's line. 2:0. By the 11th minute of the match, it seemed that it could be more comfortable?

In addition, our team continued to bend its attacking line, creating chances at the Traktor goal. Sochi players rarely disturbed our goalkeeper Alexander Dyachenko before the break, but his counterpart worked tirelessly. But the teams went to the dressing rooms with the same score 2:0 on the scoreboard and the main events, as it turned out, unfolded in the second half.

It should be noted that for the second half our team came out to play with a rebuilt scheme, as the attacking midfielder Abubakar Conte was replaced by defender Cesar Carrera during the break. The starting segment of the second half did not portend anything dangerous for the boys of Patrick Papyan. The guests tried to impose a counterattack, but the red and white defended competently and created danger at the opposite gate at the first opportunity. Evans Okokon had the most realistic chance to dot all the I's, but he missed the right moment and soon the reckoning followed.

The Sochi team earned a free kick and after feeding to the center of the penalty area, Ifeani Nduka cut the ball into his own goal. Sensing blood, "Traktor" intensified the onslaught and soon equalized the score after another riding serve. At this moment, I involuntarily remembered the first round match between these rivals, when the Sochi team managed to turn the game around in a matter of minutes and tip the scales in their favor. Unfortunately, this is what happened today. After drawing another free kick, the guests scored the third goal and the notorious "deja vu" occurred.

Our team had about fifteen more minutes to get away from defeat, but the red and white failed to create anything really dangerous. The result was 3:2 in favor of "Traktor".

FDC "Vista" — "Traktor" — 2:3 (2:0).

Goals: Okoronkwo, 5 (penalty), Gabaraev, 11— Nduka, 71 (own goal), Logua, 75, Ahperzhanyan, 81.

FDC "Vista": Dyachenko, Gabaraev, Sodik, Krivdunov, Granado, Piloyan, Nduka (c), Friday, Conte (Carrera, 46), Evans (Obinna, 69, Moshud, 83), Okoronkwo.

«Трактор»: Kabanov, Senikaramyan, Gromykovsky, Revazov, Ismailov, Sokolov, Dyrdin, Belevitin (Akhperzhanyan, 69), Petrosyan (c), Kostylin (Havilov, 90+1), Logua (Shatov, 90+2).

Yellow cards: Nduka, 34, Sokolov, 37, Revazov, 73, Krivdunov, 77.

Referees: Anisimov, Kovrigin, Zaitsev (all fromTimashevsk).

September 26, 2021, Kabardinka, «Olymp» Stadium.