Action for Evans and Klings Kangwa in Arsenal loss

By Aaron Mubanga Jnr | July 2, 2020

The Zambian duo put in a decent shift but could not help Arsenal Tula as they suffered their 3rd straight loss.

striker Evans Kangwa started upfront alongside Evgeni Lutsenko and Goran Čaušić while Lameck Banda and Klings Kangwa started from the bench.

Akhmat Grozny took the lead after just 15 minutes as Evgeni Kharin beat Yuri Lodygin with a nice lobe after being out on goal by Andrés Fabián Ponce Núñez with a brilliant pass.

Things turned from bad to worse for Tula after Ponce was shaved in the back and referee Vasiliy Kazartsev wasted no time pointing to the penalty spot, Albanian attacker Odise Roshi stepped up and sent Lodygin the wrong way.

Tula’s first real effort on goal came in the 25th minute with Evans Kangwa drifting to the box before unleashing a shot but Evgeni Gorodov managed to deal with it. Lutsenko had a chance to pull one back but failed to make meaningful contact with the ball.

Five minutes into the second half , Grozny almost made it 3-0 but Lodygin made a brilaint save to keep out a header.

Ponce grabbed his brace two minutes to time with a powerful drive from inside the area after a defensive mix up by the Tula defenders.

Lutsenko pulled one back in additional time with Second half substitute Klings Kangwa involved in the build-up, 3-1 the match ended.

Evans played the first 57 minutes before making way for Yuri Kovalev while Klings came on to replace Sergey Tkachev in the 55th minute. Lameck Banda was an unused substitute.

Following the loss the management of the club felt it prudent to get rid head coach Igor Cherevchenko.

For the final rounds of the Tinkoff Russia Premier League matches left to play Sergey Podpal and Nikolay Kovardaev will lead the team.