TEMIRTAU, Kazakhstan (Interstat) — Nosta defeated visiting Izhevsk 2-1 on Thursday at Stadion Metallurg. Artur Ananyan put Nosta ahead in the 52nd minute and played the full 90. Anton Bocharov equalized for Izhevsk in the 69th minute and also played the full match. Dmitri Chamzhaev restored Nosta’s lead in the 78th minute and played 90 minutes. Izhevsk’s B. Sadykov was sent off in the 81st minute. The result leaves Izhevsk with a 3-2-1 record in this competition and across all competitions, while Nosta is 4-1-1 in this competition and overall. Nosta’s recent results included a loss to Orenburg II, a draw with Chelyabinsk II, a win over Rubin Kazan II, a win at Ural II and a win over Orenburg II. Izhevsk’s recent results included a draw with Rubin Kazan II, a win at Ural II, a win over Chelyabinsk II, a win over Orenburg II and a loss at Rubin Kazan II.