FC Krasnodar vs PSK Dinskaya

Nigerian forward Moses Cobnan wasted no time, slotting home the opener in the 6th minute. Uruguay striker Juan Boselli doubled the lead four minutes later (10'). Daniil Utkin made it 3-0 on the half-hour mark with an assist from Batchi (30'), effectively ending the tie before the interval.

Krasnodar dominated the opening period with 58% possession and 35 dangerous attacks against PSK's 10 across the full 90 minutes, according to match statistics.

Manager Murad Musaev rang the changes at half-time, replacing all ten outfield players — a clear sign this was a fitness-building exercise. Only goalkeeper Koryakin stayed on until the 61st minute before making way for Ploshchadny.

The second half followed a more relaxed rhythm until the 73rd minute, when substitute Daniel Ambartsumov converted a penalty for Krasnodar's fourth. PSK pulled one back four minutes later through Aydin Mirzoev, also from the spot (77'). Andrey Polevoy restored the four-goal margin in the 80th minute, completing the scoring at 5-1.

The only bookings were a 27th-minute yellow for Krasnodar's Kartashov and a 72nd-minute caution for PSK's Zhirnov.

The match was effectively over by the 30th minute. Boselli's 10th-minute strike — making it 2-0 before PSK had settled — followed by Utkin's goal 20 minutes later turned the friendly into a comfortable workout. Krasnodar's wholesale half-time changes confirmed the result was never in doubt; the focus was on building match sharpness for the new RPL campaign.

Moses Cobnan — The Nigerian winger opened the scoring inside six minutes and showed sharp early-season form. The 23-year-old "wasted no time making his mark," per the club's match coverage.

Juan Boselli — The Uruguayan striker doubled the lead in the 10th minute, providing the quality finish that killed any sense of contest inside the first quarter-hour.

Daniil Utkin — The midfielder made it 3-0 with a well-taken finish (30'), the highlight of a composed midfield display.

Daniel Ambartsumov — Scored from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute after entering at half-time.

The basic stats — 58% possession, 8-2 corners, 52-21 attacks — reflect the gulf in class rather than a tactical contest. Krasnodar's 35 dangerous attacks to PSK's 10 indicate they created consistently in settled possession, though the second half saw intensity drop after the mass substitution. The 5-1 scoreline and 3-0 half-time lead tell the same story: the match was decided in the opening 30 minutes.

This was Krasnodar's first pre-season friendly of summer 2026. They finished second in the 2025/26 RPL season, two points behind champions Zenit, and were also runners-up in the Russian Cup Superfinal against Spartak Moscow on 24 May 2026. Their next pre-season fixture is against Rostov on 11 July. The RPL season opens away to Rubin Kazan. PSK Dinskaya, competing in FNL 2 Division B, returned to league action on 13 June with a 4-1 loss to Astrakhan.

A straightforward pre-season workout for Krasnodar, exactly as expected against a professional opponent three tiers below. The early goals from Cobnan, Boselli and Utkin gave the scoreline respectability and offered Musaev useful evidence ahead of stiffer tests against Rostov and Rubin Kazan to open the RPL campaign.