Two assists from Spertsyan and a rout: Krasnodar crushes Pari NN — 5:0

Krasnodar continues its confident march toward the championship, thrashing Pari NN in the Matchday 22 clash of the Russian Premier League. The game ended 5–0 and became one of the most impressive performances of the season for the southern side.

The main hero of the evening was striker John Córdoba. The Colombian scored a poker, netting as early as the 6th and 12th minutes, and then adding two more goals in the second half (49’, 85’). This is the first poker of his career and already his 13th goal in the current league campaign — the best tally among all players.

A major contribution to the victory came from Armenia national team captain Eduard Spertsyan. The midfielder played 87 minutes and delivered two assists — to Córdoba and Nikita Krivtsov, who made it 4–0 in the 70th minute. Spertsyan now has 14 assists this season, closing in on the RPL record (16), previously reached only by a few players: Loskov (2003), Hulk (2015/16), Glushenkov (2023/24).

Pari NN had a chance to score a consolation goal but failed to convert a penalty: in the 84th minute, Stanislav Agkatsev confidently saved Daniil Lesovoy’s shot.

Córdoba was named Man of the Match. For Krasnodar, this is already their second big win over the Nizhny Novgorod side this season — they also won 3–0 in the opening round.

After 22 rounds, Krasnodar remains top of the table with 49 points. Pari NN stays in the lower half, sitting 13th with 20 points.

In the next round, Krasnodar will face Akhmat away on April 4, while Pari NN will host Rostov a day later.

Eduard Spertsyan stats:

• Shots: 4
• Key passes: 5
• Chances created: 2
• Assists: 2
• Pass accuracy: 38 (84%)
• Fouls won: 1
• Possession lost: 28
• Tackles: 1
• Ball recoveries: 5
• Duels: 4/10
• SofaScore rating: 8.0