Yegor Titov continues to lead Khimki to safety

Of the many great stories that this season will be remembered for one is the leadership of veteran Russian international Yegor Titov at Khimki. Since joining the club after twenty-five years as a part of Spartak Moscow, he has spearheaded Khimki's tough climb up the table. In following this move, prior to joining the club they produced a meager thirteen points in eighteen matches but in the ten matches since arriving, they have earned eleven points and have eased out the relegation zone. Whilst the battle is far from over with Luch-Energiya Vladivostok only four points behind, today they grabbed an important 1-1 draw against Tom' Tomsk as veteran Nastja Čeh leveled the match with six minutes remaining.

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok @ Spartak Nalchik match preview

Of the many great matches this weekend in the Russia Premier League, this is a intriguing affair as 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.