Eduard Spertsyan – Russian Champion: A Historic Triumph for Krasnodar and the Armenian Midfielder

24-year-old midfielder Eduard Spertsyan has become the Russian champion with FC Krasnodar. This marks the first trophy in both the player's career and the club's history.

In the decisive 30th round of the Russian Premier League, Krasnodar confidently defeated Dynamo 3-0. Spertsyan was the star of the match: he scored a goal, provided an assist to Krivtsov, and delivered a cross that led to a deflected goal by Jhon Córdoba. SofaScore rated the Armenian 8.2 — the highest among all players in the match.

Spertsyan's stats from the championship game:

• 1 goal
• 1 assist
• 1 deflected assist
• 2 key passes
• 2 shots on target
• 7 duels won
• 4 successful dribbles

The victory gave Krasnodar 67 points and allowed them to finish ahead of Zenit, who, despite beating Akhmat 3-0, ended second with 66 points.

Eduard Spertsyan also made history as the first active Armenian national team player to become a Russian champion.