Drought in Kaliningrad: Baltika and Rostov played zero

Today, October 18, in Kaliningrad at the stadium “Rostec Arena” the match of the 11th round of the Russian Premier League, in which the local “Baltika” hosts “Rostov”.

The meeting is very important for both clubs. “Baltika”, returned to the elite of Russian football, seeks to gain a foothold in the middle of the table and please home fans. “Rostov”, in turn, after not the most successful start of the season is looking for stability and trying to score points to improve their standings.

The game started at 21:00 Moscow time.

Starting teams:

Baltika (Kaliningrad).

Goalkeeper: Eugene Latyshonok. Defenders: Gassama, Anderson, Beveev, Muyokolo, Civic. Midfielders: Belikov, Shiltsov, Ilya Petrov. Forwarders: Egor Golenkov, Gil. Spare: Lubakov, Kukushkin, Varatynov, Kirsh, Mufi, Tradino, Iva, Kovac, Pospelov, Maxim Petrov, Offor, Porokhov.

Sergey Ignashevich made a bet on proven fighters. A reliable Latvian will play in the goal, and in the attack, hopes are pinned on Golenkov and Gil.

"Rostov" (Rostov-on-Don):

Goalkeeper: Artem Petrov. Defenders: Sako, Melekhin, Prokhin, Nogueira, Langovich. Midfielders: Mironov, Komarov, Kuchaev. Attackers: Olusegun, Suleymanov. Spare: Yatimov, Golikov, Semenchuk, Khlusevich, Babakin, Chistyakov, Mikhailov, Mukhin, Chantalii, Aznaurov, Ronaldo, Shamonin.

Valery Karpin put the lineup with an emphasis on control in the center of the field, where Mironov and Komarov will act. In the attack, the Rostovites will be led by fast Olusegun and Suleimanov.

Kaliningrad with 12 points occupy seventh place in the standings of the RPL, Rostov (11) is 11th.

Earlier, “MK in Kaliningrad” said that the first half of the match “Baltika” — “Rostov” ended with a zero draw. By the end of the match, the numbers on the scoreboard had not changed. None of the players were able to get to the enemy's gate.