Krasnodar defeated Nizhny Novgorod away in RPL match

The game, which took place in Nizhny Novgorod, ended with a score of 4: 1 in favor of the team from the South of Russia. 

The goals were scored by Grzegorz Krykhoviak (5th minute), Eduard Spertsyan (56th), Alexander Chernikov (73rd), Vladimir Ilyin (76th), Kirill Gotsuk (83rd).

Chief referee Alexei Matyunin from Moscow, after watching VAR, canceled the goal of John Cordoba (27th) against the team from the banks of the Volga.

The referee fixed the play with the hand of the striker from Colombia.

In the second half, Cordoba (71st) failed to convert a penalty.

Krasnodar (21 points) moved up to the third line of the RPL standings.

"Nizhny" (14) is in tenth place.

The leader in the championship is Zenit (23), which will host Spartak (17) on October 24. 

Earlier Andrei Chervichenko suggested that Zenit would tear Spartak to pieces.