FC Amkar Perm Defeated by FC Rostov in Front of Hometown Crowd

FC Amkar Perm faced FC Rostov in front of 6,200 spectators at the Zvezda Stadium located in Perm, Russia. The date was September 25, 2011 and the temperature was 10*C.

The referees for the match were Almir Kayumov from Moscow, Vitali Drozdov from Moscow and Alex Lunev from Novosibirsk in Russia.

The results were not what was expected for FC Amkar Perm. FC Rostov appeared to dominate the match in the second half.

The match itself was characterized by unsportsmanlike conduct by Miyaylovich (FC Amkar Perm) and Emelianov (FC Rostov) in the first half. Miyaylovich was penalized for foul play within 45 minutes.

Emelianov was penalized for unnecessary roughness within the 45 minutes with aggregate time. The first half was characterized by a lack of goals from both teams.

The second half was a continuation of the first one with a lack of goals. Emelianov was penalized in 49 minutes for the same reason.

The only goal of the match was made by Adam in favor of FC Rostov. He scored the only goal of the match within 50 minutes of the match.

In an attempt to maintain the lead, FC Rostov substituted Bracamonte for Elson, Filatov for Adams and Papadopoulous for Kocsis.

FC Amkar Perm hoped for an equalizer or a win by substituting Tyukalov for Miyaylovich and Valikaev for Bailiffs to no avail.

Eugene Tyukalov (FC Amkar Perm striker) was interviewed after the match. Tyukalov admitted that the team did not concentrate enough for a draw or win. Rashid Rakhimov (FC Amkar Perm coach) commented about mistakes made secondary to a weak defense.

Rakhimov also complained about the lack of a striker for FC Amkar Perm. Sergei Balakhnin (FC Rostov coach) congratulated his players on their match.

According to the Russian Premier League table published by UEFA.com, FC Amkar Perm is in 13th place with 23 points. FC Rostov is in 10th place with 20 points.