KAMAZ vs Nizhny Novgorod

Kamaz couldn't find a response in time as they slipped to a 1-2 home defeat against Pari NN in round two of the Pari League, with heavy rain soaking Naberezhnye Chelny for the closing stages of the first half. The visitors did their damage early, and Kamaz were left chasing the game from before the break. Vyacheslav Grulyov opened the scoring in the 29th minute, and Viktor Alexandrov doubled the lead right on the stroke of halftime to make it 2-0. Maksim Bogdanets pulled one back for the hosts in the 89th minute, but it came far too late to change the outcome. Yellow cards were shown to several players on both sides, including Bogdanets himself, as tempers frayed in the closing exchanges. The result leaves Kamaz with back-to-back losses to open the season after their opening-day defeat to Spartak Kostroma, a rough start that will pile pressure on the home side early on. Pari NN, meanwhile, made it two wins from two and sit top of the table with six points, looking like one of the league's early pacesetters.