RIVNE, Ukraine (Interstat) — Veles Moscow and S. Kostroma played to a 1-1 draw in a global football match at Stadion Avangard, with the visiting side scoring first and the home team answering in the second half. Veles Moscow was the home team, and S. Kostroma was the visiting team. The match produced one goal for each side and stayed level after the equalizer. S. Kostroma took the lead in the 11th minute and held it until the 54th minute, when Veles Moscow scored. Neither team found another goal, and the contest ended in a draw.

Nader Mohammadi of S. Kostroma opened the scoring in the 11th minute. The goal gave S. Kostroma a 1-0 lead. Earlier, Zhilmostnykh D. of S. Kostroma received a yellow card in the 4th minute. S. Kostroma carried its advantage through the rest of the first half and into the second half. Mohammadi played 83 minutes in the match and finished with one goal. He was replaced in the 83rd minute. His goal remained the only score for S. Kostroma.

Karim Giraev of Veles Moscow equalized in the 54th minute. Giraev played the full match and finished with one goal. The goal leveled the score at 1-1. Veles Moscow had received a yellow card in the 50th minute, shortly before Giraev scored. After the equalizer, Veles Moscow sought a second goal, but S. Kostroma kept the home side from adding to its total. The match remained tied as the second half continued.

Both teams made substitutions during the second half. Veles Moscow made substitutions in the 55th minute involving Kuchugura D. and Sadov D. Veles Moscow made further substitutions in the 71st minute involving Galkin V. and Skvortsov K. The home side also made a substitution in the 81st minute involving Korolkov K. S. Kostroma made three substitutions in the 65th minute involving Nemchenko A., Kamilov V. and Gurtskaia D. S. Kostroma then replaced Mohammadi in the 83rd minute. The changes did not lead to another goal, and the score stayed 1-1 through the closing minutes.

The draw moved S. Kostroma’s competition record to 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw. S. Kostroma’s record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Veles Moscow’s competition record is now 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws. Veles Moscow’s record across all competitions is also 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws. S. Kostroma entered the match after a 2-1 loss at Shinnik Yaroslavl, a 2-0 home win over Leningradets, a 1-0 home win over Chelyabinsk and a 3-2 loss at Arsenal Tula (Rus). Veles Moscow entered after a 1-0 loss at Ulyanovsk, a 1-1 home draw with Shinnik Yaroslavl, a 2-1 win at Ural and a 2-1 home loss to Ulyanovsk.

The first half included S. Kostroma’s goal in the 11th minute and Zhilmostnykh D.’s yellow card in the 4th minute. The second half included Giraev’s equalizer in the 54th minute and a yellow card for Veles Moscow in the 50th minute. Substitutions began in the 55th minute and continued through the 83rd minute. The score remained level after Giraev’s goal, and neither team added a second goal. Veles Moscow and S. Kostroma each finished with one goal in the match. The draw was the second in the competition for Veles Moscow and the first for S. Kostroma.

S. Kostroma had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Veles Moscow with a 77.6 percent probability to win. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Veles Moscow 1, S. Kostroma 1. The total score of 2 went over the over-under line of 2.5.