Moscow's Spartak played a draw with Kuban in the eighth round of the Russian Football Championship, according to the website of the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL). The meeting, which took place on September 15 in Krasnodar, ended with a score of 2:2.

The visitors opened the scoring in the 14th minute - Aiden McGeady scored. Just 15 minutes later, Artem Fidler equalized the score with a long-range strike. At the very end of the first half, Kuban was awarded a penalty, but Balde's shot was saved by Andrei Dikan.

In the 52nd minute, Emenike again brought Spartak ahead, but the hosts soon managed to bounce back thanks to a goal from Ozbiliz. At the end of the meeting, both teams created several dangerous chances, but the score remained a draw. After the draw, the teams maintained their positions in the standings: “Kuban” is in sixth place, “Spartak” is in seventh place, both teams have 13 points.

In another Premier League match, held on September 15, Lokomotiv won against Rubin with a score of 1:0. The only goal at the beginning of the second half was scored by Dmitry Tarasov - by this time Rubin was already playing with ten men: in the 44th minute, Kazan defender Christian Ansaldi was sent off from the field. , who are next, After this victory, the railway workers rose to third place in the championship with 16 points, but CSKA and Anzhi have a game in hand.

The remaining matches of the eighth round of the Russian Football Championship will be held on September 16 and 17.

“Spartak” played a draw with “Kuban” in the Russian Championship