Irkutsk Baikal FC had a poor start to its home season in the Russian FNL championship, losing 0 to 3 to Orenburg Gazovik. Artem Delkin scored a hat trick by the 52nd minute. 3.2 thousand watched at Trud Stadium.
On July 27, at the Trud Stadium, Irkutsk athletes from FC Baikal lost their opening home match in the Russian Football National League championship among clubs. The match against Orenburg’s Gazovik ended with a score of 0:3. 3.2 thousand spectators watched the game.In the first half, the Orenburg footballers showed good play. Already in the 12th minute, the team managed to open the scoring. The goal for the Orenburg club was scored by forward Artem Delkin. Then there was a half-hour scoring “lull” on the field. In the 42nd minute, the same Artem Delkin scored the second goal. The teams went into halftime with Gazovik leading 0:2.
At the beginning of the second half, the Irkutsk footballers began to act more actively on the field, as Vyacheslav Kirillov came into the game. Several times he managed to intensify the play near the opponents’ goal. Then the initiative in the game was taken by the footballers from Orenburg. In the 52nd minute, Artem Delkin once again beat the Irkutsk club’s goalkeeper, completing a hat-trick in this match. By the final whistle, the Baikal players had not managed to change the situation. As a result, the match ended in an undisputed victory for Gazovik – 0:3.
"I would like to thank the football fans of Irkutsk who came to support us. Many thanks to them. As for the game, we did not succeed either in defense or in attacking actions. We created practically no chances," commented Baikal head coach Konstantin Dzutsev.
As of today, the Irkutsk footballers are in 19th place in the standings. The leader of the FNL championship is the club Sibir