CSKA Moscow W rallies past Krasnodar W in six-goal contest
MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow W beat Krasnodar W 4-2 on Friday, overcoming an early deficit with a burst of second-half scoring. Polina Organova put Krasnodar W ahead in the 7th minute, but CSKA Moscow W answered after halftime when Margarita Chernomyrdina and Milena Nikolic scored in the 53rd. Nadezhda Smirnova made it 3-1 in the 72nd before Milena Boldyreva pulled Krasnodar W back in the 77th. Nevena Damjanovic restored CSKA Moscow W’s two-goal cushion in the 79th. CSKA Moscow W improved to 3-0 in the competition and across all competitions, while Krasnodar W moved to 1-2-1 in both. Yellow cards went to Krasnodar W’s S. Timonina in the 21st and A. Kadigrob in the 82nd, and CSKA Moscow W received one in the 47th. Substitutions included CSKA Moscow W’s V. Kozlova in the 28th and Krasnodar W’s A. Godyna in the 33rd.