Yenisey vs Neftekhimik

Yenisey made it three wins on the bounce with a composed 2-0 home victory over Neftekhimik in round 31 of the PARI First League, keeping their push for a higher mid-table finish firmly on track. The game was settled in a blistering four-minute spell either side of the break. Andrey Okladnikov broke the deadlock on 43 minutes — his 12th of the season — before Egor Ivanov doubled the advantage just three minutes into the second half, with Artyom Pogosov picking up assists on both. Neftekhimik ended the afternoon with five yellow cards as frustration mounted, but never truly threatened to pull one back. Yenisey have now gone eight home matches without defeat and kept a clean sheet for the third straight game at their ground. For Neftekhimik, it was a disappointing setback after a dominant 4-0 thumping of Chernomorets just four days earlier. The gap between the two Siberian and Tatar sides now sits at five points, with Yenisey in sixth and Neftekhimik in eighth.