In the kick-off match of the SOGAZ-Russian Football Championship MD 23 kick-off match Krasnodar played against Kuban in Krasnodar derby. The match ended with win of the home team  3:2.

Anton Sosnin scored the opener for Kuban in the 30th minute of the game, but several minutes later Mauricio Pereira equalized. In the 55th and 60th minutes Vladislav Ignatiev and Roman Shirokov scored goals, and a well-placed shot by Vitaly Kaleshin brought win to Krasnodar in the 79th minute of the match.