TEMIRTAU, Kazakhstan (Interstat) — Nosta defeated Izhevsk 2-1 in a home match on Thursday at Stadion Metallurg, using two second-half goals to secure the victory. Artur Ananyan opened the scoring for Nosta in the 52nd minute, Anton Bocharov equalized for Izhevsk in the 69th, and Dmitri Chamzhaev put Nosta back ahead in the 78th. Izhevsk played the final stages with 10 players after B. Sadykov was sent off in the 81st minute.

The victory gave Nosta a season record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in this competition and 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw across all competitions. Izhevsk is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in this competition and 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Nosta’s competition record now stands at four wins, one loss and one draw from six matches. Izhevsk’s competition record now stands at three wins, two losses and one draw from six matches. Across all competitions, Nosta also has four wins, one loss and one draw, while Izhevsk has three wins, two losses and one draw.

Ananyan played the full 90 minutes and recorded one goal. His 52nd-minute finish broke a scoreless first half and gave Nosta the first lead of the match. Neither team scored before Ananyan’s goal, and Nosta held a 1-0 advantage until the second half produced an equalizer. Ananyan’s goal was the first of three second-half goals in the contest.

Bocharov played the full 90 minutes for Izhevsk and scored once. His 69th-minute goal leveled the match at 1-1 and came after Ananyan’s opener. The goal was Izhevsk’s only score of the game. Bocharov’s equalizer briefly put the visitors back on level terms before Nosta answered with the winning goal.

Chamzhaev played the full 90 minutes and scored one goal. His 78th-minute goal restored Nosta’s lead at 2-1 and was the final goal of the match. The goal came nine minutes after Bocharov’s equalizer and gave Nosta the advantage for the remainder of the match. Chamzhaev’s finish followed Ananyan’s opener and Bocharov’s response.

The key performances in the game, in descending order of importance, were Ananyan’s 90 minutes and one goal, Chamzhaev’s 90 minutes and one goal, and Bocharov’s 90 minutes and one goal. Ananyan and Chamzhaev scored for Nosta, while Bocharov scored for Izhevsk. All three players remained on the field for the full match. Ananyan’s goal came in the 52nd minute, Chamzhaev’s in the 78th and Bocharov’s in the 69th.

Sadykov’s red card in the 81st minute left Izhevsk with 10 players for the closing minutes. Izhevsk could not produce a second equalizer after the sending-off. Nosta held its lead through the final whistle and finished the match with the home victory. The red card was the only dismissal recorded in the game.

Izhevsk entered the match after a draw with Rubin Kazan II, a win at Ural II, a home win over Chelyabinsk II, a home win over Orenburg II and a loss at Rubin Kazan II. Nosta entered after a loss at Orenburg II, a draw at Chelyabinsk II, a home win over Rubin Kazan II, a win at Ural II and a home win over Orenburg II. Those results formed the season background for both sides before the Thursday match at Stadion Metallurg. The match at Stadion Metallurg was Nosta’s sixth competition match of the season and Izhevsk’s sixth competition match of the season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nosta 1, Izhevsk 1. Its ELO system had projected Izhevsk with a 56.3 percent chance to win.