Chelyabinsk vs SKA Khabarovsk

Chelyabinsk kicked off their FNL season in style, beating SKA-Khabarovsk 3-1 at the Central Stadium on July 13. Ramazan Gadzimuradov's second-half brace was the defining contribution of the evening. Aleksey Berdnikov opened the scoring in the 24th minute to put the hosts in front, but Mikheil Gorelishvili levelled things up right on the stroke of halftime. Chelyabinsk quickly reasserted themselves after the break — Gadzimuradov restored the lead in the 56th minute, then added a third in the 67th to put the game beyond doubt. The match was played without cards or penalty incidents. The result gives Chelyabinsk a confidence-boosting three points to open their FNL campaign. For SKA-Khabarovsk, the hangover from a bright first half will sting — they had more possession and more corners, but lacked the finishing quality when it mattered most in the second period.