NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Interstat) — Pari NN scored four unanswered goals and remained perfect across all competitions with a 4-0 victory over Arsenal Tula in a football match on Friday. Vladislav Sarveli, Artem Sokolov, Gleb Popolitov and Vladimir Ignatenko scored for Pari NN. The home side improved to 4 wins and 0 losses in this competition and 5 wins and 0 losses across all competitions. Arsenal Tula fell to 2 wins and 2 losses in this competition and 2 wins and 3 losses overall. Pari NN kept Arsenal Tula off the scoreboard while producing its fourth competition win of the season and fifth victory overall. The result kept Pari NN without a loss in competition play and without a loss overall.

Sokolov opened the scoring in the 19th minute, and Popolitov made it 2-0 in the 23rd. Pari NN carried that two-goal lead into halftime. Ignatenko added a goal in the 77th minute. Sarveli also was credited with a goal during a 75-minute performance. Sokolov played 80 minutes, Popolitov played 75 and Ignatenko played 24 as Pari NN completed the four-goal win. The early goals from Sokolov and Popolitov gave Pari NN a quick advantage, and the home side maintained the lead through the second half before Ignatenko’s late goal and Sarveli’s contribution completed the scoring summary. Pari NN’s first two goals arrived within the opening 23 minutes, and the home side added another in the second half before closing out the win. Arsenal Tula did not score.

Arsenal Tula’s Plotnikov received a yellow card in the 31st minute, and Gotsuk was cautioned in the 78th. Arsenal Tula made substitutions in the 46th minute involving Biryukov and Plotnikov, in the 68th minute involving Alekhin, in the 73rd minute involving Magomedov and in the 79th minute involving Gorbunov. Pari NN made substitutions in the 66th minute involving Grulev and Ermakov, in the 75th minute involving Popolitov and Sarveli and in the 80th minute involving Sokolov. The match included two yellow cards and a series of second-half changes as both sides adjusted. Both teams used multiple substitutions during the second half.

Pari NN entered the match after recent wins over Ufa, Ural, Shinnik Yaroslavl and Yenisey. Those results included a 1-0 win at Ufa, a 2-1 win at Ural, a 4-0 home win over Shinnik Yaroslavl and a 5-0 home win over Yenisey. Arsenal Tula had recently beaten KAMAZ and S. Kostroma but had also lost to Ufa and CSKA Moscow. Arsenal Tula’s recent results included a 4-3 home win over KAMAZ, a 2-0 loss at Ufa, a 3-2 home win over S. Kostroma and a 3-1 loss at CSKA Moscow. Pari NN’s latest result extended its unbeaten start across all competitions, while Arsenal Tula remained at 2 wins and 2 losses in competition play.

Pari NN’s record in this competition now stands at 4 wins and 0 losses, and its overall record is 5 wins and 0 losses. Arsenal Tula’s competition record is 2 wins and 2 losses, and its overall record is 2 wins and 3 losses. The home side completed the shutout while scoring four goals, with Sarveli, Sokolov, Popolitov and Ignatenko accounting for the scoring totals listed in the match summary. Arsenal Tula was unable to answer after falling behind early. Pari NN’s four goals were enough for the shutout, while Arsenal Tula remained scoreless.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pari NN 5, Arsenal Tula 0. Interstat’s ELO system had given Pari NN a 77.1 percent probability to win. Pari NN had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.