KHABAROVSK (Interstat) — Nichita Motpan played the full 90 and scored once, while Mikheil Gorelishvili scored in the 6th minute as SKA Khabarovsk defeated Kirov 2-0 on Wednesday at Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina. Gorelishvili played 66 minutes before being substituted. SKA Khabarovsk improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0-2 across all competitions. Kirov dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 1-2-1 overall. Kirov’s Stepanov received a yellow card in the 88th minute. Kirov made substitutions in the 46th, 57th, 66th and 81st minutes, involving Kamaev, Solodarenko, Ageev, Dibirov and Pozdnyakov. SKA Khabarovsk made substitutions in the 46th, 66th and 90+2 minutes, with Mukhin, Alcalde, Shkolik, Gorelishvili and Motpan all involved in those changes. SKA Khabarovsk protected its early lead and kept Kirov scoreless. The hosts preserved the shutout after the interval and limited Kirov’s chances. Kirov is set to visit Dynamo Vladivostok next.