Neftekhimik 1-4 Kuban Krasnodar
Moses Oloya was on the winning side for Kuban Krasnodar in their 4-1 emphatic victory away to Neftekhimik in the Russia second tier league at the Neftekhimik stadium in Nizhnekamsk city on Sunday.
Russian defender Vladimir Lobkarev opened the scoring in the 24th minute as the visitors took a slim 1-0 lead to the half time break.
Lobarev returned to business with yet another goal 13 minutes into the second half.
Midfielder Leonid Reshetnikov pulled a goal back for the home side with 22 minutes left on the clock.
Forward Vladimir Iljin stretched the lead to three goals in the 74th minute before another Vladimir Obukhov stamped in the fourth inside stoppage time.
Uganda Cranes’ midfielder once again started the game (his seventh starting appearance) and played an integral part in possessing the ball as well as creating scoring opportunities for the teammates.
This was Kuban Krasnodar’s second victory in the opening 10 matches of the season that elevates them to a joint 14th place on the 16 team log.
At the post match press conference, Kuban Krasnodar head coach, Dan Petrescu was equally impressed of the performance;
We are very excited about this victory. Two away matches tied at two wins is incredible. Today, we beat such a strong opponent. We also managed to score as many as four goals. Our morale should improve after today's success
They host their next game next Saturday (3rd September 2016) at home to Fakel Football Club, but Oloya will miss the game because he will be with the Uganda national team (Uganda Cranes) in preparation for the 2017 AFCON qualifier against Comoros at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Namboole in Kampala.
