Leningradets vs SKA Khabarovsk

Leningradets edged a five-goal thriller at the Roshchino Arena, beating SKA Khabarovsk 3-2 in a match settled almost entirely inside the first half hour, with all five goals arriving between the 16th and 35th minutes. Makar Chirkov opened the scoring in the 16th minute before Nikita Kalugin leveled for SKA Khabarovsk a minute later. Egor Noskov put Leningradets back ahead in the 21st, and Danila Emelyanov added a third in the 28th. Maksim Bachinskiy pulled one back in the 35th, but the visitors couldn't find another. Yellow cards for Nikita Motsapan and a SKA Khabarovsk player late on were the only other notable moments in an otherwise open, attacking contest. The win lifts Leningradets away from the lower reaches of the First League table, while SKA Khabarovsk remain stuck near the bottom with just three points from nine matches, still hunting for the form to pull clear of the relegation zone.