CSKA Moscow 2-2 Rubin Kazan in dramatic RPL clash

CSKA Moscow faced Rubin Kazan in the 17th round of the Russian Premier League at the VEB Arena in Moscow, delivering a 2-2 draw that left both teams in the hunt for a higher finish. Rubin Kazan moved ahead with a quick two-goal burst before the break, as Mirlind Dak found the net in the 43rd minute and Yegor Teslenko added a second in the 52nd. CSKA responded after halftime with a first top-flight strike from Matvey Lukin, a 20-year-old defender, in the 63rd minute. The momentum shifted when Rubin’s Dmitry Kabutov received a red card in the 65th minute, leaving the visitors with a man short. The drama peaked late as Lukin struck again in the 90th minute plus six, earning CSKA a valuable point in a fiercely contested encounter.