“Rostov” faced Kazakh “Kairat” in the RPL Winter Cup Winline match. The match played at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi ended with the defeat of the Russian team with a score of 1:2.
Joao Paulo and Giorgi Zaria scored the winners. Nikolai Komlichenko scored the only goal for the Don club.
“Rostov” rose to the top of the competition standings with six points after three matches. “Kairat” won three points. Moscow’s Spartak and UAE’s Shabab Al-Ahli also have three points each. The match between these teams on February 14 will be the last match of the tournament.
In the Russian Premier League (RPL), Rostov ranked 11th in the rankings by collecting 21 points after 18 weeks.
The season will continue with Russian Cup matches in February. The first matches of the 19th round of the national championship will be played on March 3. Valery Karpin’s team will play its first match in the Russian Championship after the break against Samara’s Krylya Sovetov.
Previously Karpin she made a joke about his main victory.