As part of the 10th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Rubin Kazan hosted the leader of the championship, Krasnodar. The match ended in victory for the guest team with a score of 2:0.
In the 18th minute, the Kazan team scored a goal against Matvey Safonov, but the referee of the match, Sergei Cheban, canceled the goal due to offside. In the middle of the first half, the guest team opened the scoring with a goal from striker John Cordoba. He was the first to finish after serving inside the penalty area.
Five minutes before the end of the match, Oluchegun increased his team’s advantage. Cordoba entered the penalty area and rolled across the goal line into the goalkeeper’s area, where Olusegun got ahead of the defense and slotted the ball into the net.
After 10 rounds of the RPL, Vladimir Ivich’s team reached 24 points. The team continues to lead the championship. The Krasnodar team is currently six points ahead of second-placed Krylya Sovetov. Igor Osinkin’s team will play against Spartak on October 1.
In third place is Lokomotiv, which beat Paris Nizhny Novgorod (1:0) on September 30.
Previously Sergey Semak spoke About Zenit’s position in the RPL rankings.
Source: Gazeta
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