Torpedo Moscow defeated Chelyabinsk 4:0 in the First League on Friday, a result that extended the visitors' strong start to the campaign. The fourth-round fixture at Chelyabinsk's ground produced a comfortable away victory, with the Moscow side capitalising on a lacklustre home performance. By then, the visitors had already established their superiority on the pitch.
Gleb Shevchenko opened the scoring in the twenty-sixth minute, and the visitors never looked back. Dmitriy Tsypchenko added two goals within a minute of each other in the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth, before Jhon Okoronkwo converted a penalty in the eighty-ninth minute. Chelyabinsk paid for a sloppy opening, and the visitors never got out of second gear.
The statistics tell the story clearly. Both sides held fifty percent possession, but Torpedo Moscow registered eight shots on target compared to Chelyabinsk's two. The visitors worked more corners and won more free kicks, while the hosts managed only three. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and this time Chelyabinsk had none to spare.
The result leaves Torpedo Moscow in fourth place with nineteen points from nine games, while Chelyabinsk sit fifteenth on seven. The visitors have won six of their opening fixtures, a run that has not been matched by any other side in this half of the table. The gap between them and the relegation zone widens with each match.