After the match with "Orenburg" Samara team gathered at the club's base and started preparation for the match of the 13th round with "Ural". During the day Samara team has held training under the guidance of coaches Hans Visser, Bart Caubergh and Guy Martens. The training, which was held on the artificial turf base, was attended by all the players, including Sergei Kornilenko and Eugeniy Bashkirov, who did not take part in the match with "Orenburg" due to the suspension. From today, the training session was also attended by Sergei Tkachev, who had missed the last game due to injury.

Before training, according to the club's website, an existing contract with Frank Verkauteren was terminated on the mutual consent.