Luch-Energiya Vladivostok @ Spartak Nalchik match preview

By: j | September 25th, 2008

Of the many great matches this weekend in the Russia Premier League, this is a intriguing affair as Luch-Energiya Vladivostok is fighting for its Footballing life and surviving relegation whilst Spartak Nalchik has an outside chance of a UEFA Cup spot.

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Luch-Energiya Vladivostok – combined (W, 2 D, 3 L)(5 GS, 10 GA)
Aug 16 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 0 – 0 Samara Kryliya Sovetov
Aug 24 Saturn Moscow Oblast 2 – 1 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Aug 31 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 1 – 1 Terek Grozny
Sep 14 CSKA Moscow 4 – 1 Luch Energiya Vladivostok
Sep 20 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 2 – 3 Lokomotiv Moscow

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok – away (1 W, D, 4 L)(7 GS, 12 GA)
Jul 27 Spartak Moscow 3 – 0 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Aug 9 Shinnik Yaroslav 1 – 2 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Aug 24 Saturn Moscow Oblast 2 – 1 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Sep 14 CSKA Moscow 4 – 1 Luch Energiya Vladivostok
Sep 20 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 2 – 3 Lokomotiv Moscow

Spartak Nalchik – combined (1 W, 1 D, 3 L)(4 GS, 5 GA)
Aug 16 Dynamo Moscow 1 – 0 Spartak Nalchik
Aug 24 Spartak Nalchik 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow
Aug 31 Spartak Moscow 2 – 1 Spartak Nalchik
Sep 14 Spartak Nalchik 0 – 1 Lokomotiv Moscow
Sep 21 FC Moscow 1 – 3 Spartak Nalchik

Spartak Nalchik – home (2 W, 2 D, 1 L)(5 GS,3 GA)
Jul 5 Spartak Nalchik 2 – 1 Shinnik Yaroslav
Jul 19 Spartak Nalchik 1 – 1 Samara Kryliya Sovetov
Aug 10 Spartak Nalchik 2 – 0 Terek Grozny
Aug 24 Spartak Nalchik 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow
Sep 14 Spartak Nalchik 0 – 1 Lokomotiv Moscow

Spartak Nalchik came up big last week as they took down FC Moscow 3-1. This victory catapults their UEFA Cup efforts forward and they need to continue their run against Luch-Energiya.

I will report on the match as it concludes.