KHIMKI, Russia (March 5, 2026) (Interstat) — FK Lokomotiv Moskva defeated PFK Arsenal Tula 2-1 on Thursday in a Russian Cup match at Arena Khimki. The visitors overcame an early deficit with two goals in three minutes late in the first half.

Arsenal Tula’s Evgeni Morozov opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Lokomotiv responded quickly, with Artem Karpukas tying the match in the 35th minute and Kirill Bolshakov netting the winner in the 45th. Karpukas also assisted on the decisive goal.

The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, which had forecast a 1-0 win for Arsenal Tula. Lokomotiv improved to 1-0 in the competition, while Arsenal Tula fell to 0-1.