In the Russian Football Championship MD 8 match in Kazan Rubin was playing against Lokomotiv. The match ended with win of the home team 3:1.

Goals by Carlos Eduardo, Maxim Kanunnikov and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov scored in the 9th, 26th and 70th minutes were replied with only one goal by Alexander Samedov in the 58th minute.

Lokomotiv had its first defeat in the Championship, and Rubin left the bottom line in the tournament  table.