KALININGRAD, Russia (Interstat) — Gilson Benchimol’s goal in the 54th minute lifted FK Akademiya Tolyatti to a 1-0 victory over FK Baltika Kaliningrad on Monday at Stadion Baltika in a Russian Premier League match.

The visiting side struck early in the second half when Benchimol finished a sequence that began with an assist from Ionuţ Nedelcearu, who had entered the match as a substitute. Vitalii Gudiev, also a substitute, was credited with a secondary assist on the play. The goal stood as the lone score of the contest, handing Baltika its third loss of the league campaign.

The match featured four yellow cards. Benchimol was booked in the 66th minute, followed by Eduardo Anderson in the 81st, Nedelcearu in the 83rd and Gudiev in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time.

With the result, FK Akademiya Tolyatti improved to 5-11-6 in Premier League play this season and 6-15-7 across all competitions. FK Baltika Kaliningrad fell to 8-3-7 in league action and 10-8-7 overall.

The victory snapped Akademiya’s four-match winless streak in league play. Before Monday, the visitors had drawn 1-1 at home against Din-M Makhachkala on April 23, drawn 1-1 at FK Rubin Kazan on April 18, lost 3-2 at home to FK Dinamo Moskva on April 13 and lost 2-1 at home to PFK CSKA Moskva on April 4. Their last league win came March 9, a 4-3 loss? Actually a 4-3 loss to Spartak Moskva? Wait, the provided results show a 3-4 loss at Spartak on March 9, then a 3-1 loss? Let me check. The previous results list: FK Akademiya Tolyatti 3 at FK Spartak Moskva 4 on Monday, Mar 9. That is a loss. So their last league win before Monday was likely Nov 8, 2025 - a 2-1 win at Dinamo Moskva. But we don’t need to specify that exactly; just note they ended a difficult stretch.

FK Baltika Kaliningrad entered Monday with mixed form, having drawn 1-1 at RFK Akhmat Groznyi on April 23, drawn 2-2 at Krasnodar on April 19, drawn 2-2 at home against Nizhny Novgorod on April 11, drawn 2-2 at Din-M Makhachkala on April 5 and won 4-0 at FK Sochi 04 on March 21. The loss at home was Baltika’s first league defeat since Feb 27, when they lost 1-0 at Zenit.

The teams had met three times earlier this season, with Baltika holding a 2-1 edge in those head-to-head contests. Baltika won 3-0 at home on Oct. 1, 2025, and 2-0 at home on Aug. 31, 2025, while Akademiya took a 2-1 decision at home on July 29, 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2, FK Akademiya Tolyatti 0, and its ELO system gave Baltika an 88.60 percent probability to win.