Volga Ulyanovsk vs Arsenal Tula

Volga Ulyanovsk put together their most convincing display of the season, brushing aside Arsenal Tula 3-0 at the Trud Stadium in round 10 of the First League. After weeks of stuttering form, the hosts finally clicked, dominating from start to finish and never letting their visitors settle into the game. The breakthrough came right before the break, as Alexander Saplinov struck in first-half stoppage time to send Volga into the interval ahead. He doubled his tally in the second half, turning a narrow lead into a comfortable cushion. Arsenal's misery was compounded when forward Rashid turned the ball into his own net, completing the scoreline and summing up a night to forget for the Tula side. For Volga Ulyanovsk, the win snapped a three-match run without a victory and offers real momentum as they look to climb away from the lower reaches of the table. Arsenal Tula, meanwhile, will need to regroup quickly after a result that dents their push for a top-half finish, having arrived in Ulyanovsk on the back of a promising run of their own.