KAMAZ vs Spartak Kostroma

Kamaz made a statement in Round 32 of the FNL, cruising to a comfortable 2–0 home win over Spartak Kostroma on May 1st — and it was David Karaev who set the tone with a clinical strike inside just four minutes. That early goal gave the hosts control they never relinquished. Muhammad Sultonov then put the tie to bed in the 64th minute, capping a disciplined display. Despite Spartak Kostroma enjoying slightly more of the ball, Kamaz were far more dangerous — four shots on target to the visitors' one — with no red cards or penalties to complicate a thoroughly one-sided affair. The result flips the two sides in the standings. Kamaz climb to 5th on 49 points, leapfrogging Spartak Kostroma, who drop to 6th on 48 with just three rounds remaining. It is also Kamaz's third consecutive league win, arriving at exactly the right moment in a tight top-half race.