With FC Ural Goalkeeper and former Spartak Moscow Goalkeeper Aleksandr Selikhov ( document Arya Pradana Budiarto)
Defeat in the First Week of the Russian League for FC Ural against Torpedo Moscow
Straight from Russia
Yekaterinburg, Rusia — The opening match of the Pari league for the new 2026-2027 season was held again at the Yekaterinburg Arena stadium when hosts FC Ural hosted their guests Torpedo Moscow. Yes, in this first week of course Ural fans hope that their team can get full points at home, especially since Ural have failed for two seasons to get promoted back to the Russian Premier League. In the last two seasons Ural lost promotion playoff matches to Akhmat Grozny and also Dinamo Makhachkala.
FC Ural vs Torpedo Moscow Match Preview
After last season, Ural was coached by two different coaches, namely Miroslav Romashenko, who lasted until the winter break before being replaced by Russian football legend Vasiliy Berezutskiy until the end of the season, who ultimately failed to bring his team back to the highest caste of Russian football. This time a new coach arrived, namely Sergey Yuran, who was appointed as head coach to bring Ural back to the Premier League next season.
With FC Ural coach Sergey Yuran (Arya Pradana Budiarto document)
Of course, changes in several player names are the benchmark. Several players who made minimal contributions were kicked out of the team. And new, much fresher names fill Ural’s squad this season. Likewise, Torpedo Moscow is also one of the candidate teams that can qualify for the primary league next season. With a long history in Russian football, Torpedo Moscow is Ural’s competitor to qualify for the primary league next season.
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The match started in the first half, Ural, the hosts, certainly took control of the game by causing problems for the Torpedo defense several times. Fronted by Ilya Ishkov and Ural’s new captain who had just been brought in from FC Rostov Khoren Bayramyan Ural threatened Torpedo’s goal several times. However, Ural’s classic problem in the last two seasons was seen again when the lack of contribution from striker Martin Sekulic, who really needed to be replaced with another striker.
with the captain of FC Ural and also the Armenian national team Khoren Bayramyan (Arya Pradana Budiarto document)
On the other hand, Torpedo Moscow also troubled Ural’s goal guarded by Aleksandr Selikhov several times. Yes, Ural’s mainstay striker duo from several seasons ago, this time defending Torpedo, namely Aleksey Kashtanov and Aleksandr Yushin, became a scourge for Ural’s defense which was guarded by Italo. Of course, the two Torpedo Moscow strikers are known to be very fast and do not hesitate to bombard the Ural defense.
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However, due to the lack of finishing from both teams, the match ended with a scoreless score until halftime in the first half.
With Torpedo Moscow coach Aleksandr Storozhuk (Arya Pradana Budiarto document)
In the second half of course Ural must be able to take advantage of the momentum as hosts to gain full points at home. Ural immediately stepped on the gas to give victory to their supporters who had come to the Yekaterinburg Arena stadium. Several times Ishkov was able to carry out several individual actions to trouble Torpedo’s defense.
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But Torpedo also did not remain silent. With the quality of its players being above average, the team squad in the Russian Pari league, Torpedo, could trouble FC Ural’s defense. And several times Ural goalkeeper Aleksandr Selikhov really struggled with the fast flow of Torpedo Moscow attacks. And the match was much more interesting in the second half because both teams traded attacks.
Disaster for Ural occurred at the end of the second half when it was already extra time. Yes, in the 93rd minute Torpedo player Borodin managed to break into Ural’s goal which was guarded by Aleksandr Selikhov with a header. The goal was very painful for Ural because it occurred in the final minutes of the second half.
Atmosphere of the Russian League match FC Ural vs Torpedo Moscow (Arya Pradana Budiarto document)
After that goal, Ural tried to equalize and the last chance in the second half was when Ural Goalkeeper Aleksandr Selikhov headed forward until the opposing defense managed to head a cross from the right side of the Torpedo defense. However, unfortunately the Ural goalkeeper’s header narrowly went sideways to the left side of Torpedo Moscow’s goal. With this result, Ural failed to equalize and had to settle for defeat against Torpedo Moscow.
FC Ural and Torpedo Moscow Coaches Press Conference
At the press conference, Torpedo Moscow coach Aleksandr Storozhuk admitted that his team’s performance was very good, but he also praised the opponent’s performance, which was quite optimal. And when asked whether the key to his team’s victory this time was effective substitutions in the second half, he admitted that substitutions were indeed the most crucial aspect for his team in this match so that his team could achieve victory in this match.
On the other hand, FC Ural coach Sergey Yuran admitted that he was very disappointed with the performance of his team because his team failed to take advantage of the situation of being home. When he mentioned that in recent years Ural’s strikers seemed to be infertile and could not score goals, he admitted that he agreed with that opinion and said that Ural would have a new forward with a French passport from Africa who would become Ural’s new player this season.
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Arya Pradana Budiarto
21 July 2026
Yekaterinburg Rusia
