ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship after a winter break returns to its fans and supporters on 3 March, when long awaited matches of MD 18 start. So we shall be able to see our favourite teams. The situation in the tournament table allows to expect the most thrilling spring part of the Championship.

Tom - Rostov

03.03.2017 19:00, Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don 

Referees: Alexey Sukhoy (Lyubertsy), Assistant Referees – Dmitry Zhvakin (Leningrad Region), Alexander Shimarygin (Sosnovyi Bor); the 4^th official – Pavel Kukuyan (Sochi); Referee-Observer – Sergey Frantsuzov (Moscow); Delegate – Nikolay Levin (Saransk).

Suspended: Balyaykin – none

Tom – Rostov will be an opening match of the MD. The team from Rostov brilliantly proved itself in February at  European level and they will try to strengthen their positions in the tournament table, as for Siberian team, they have to look respectable in the opinion of their faithful fans.

Orenburg – Arsenal

04.03.2017 14:00, Gazovik, Orenburg

Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov (Balashikha); Assistant Referees – Vyacheslav Semenov (Gatchina), Aram Petrosyan (Bronnitsy); the 4^th official – Pavel Shadykhanov (Moscow); Referee-Observer – Alexey Spirin (Moscow); Delegate – Ildar Zaripov (St.Petersburg).

Suspended: none - none

Saturday will be opened by Orenburg – Arsenal match. Both opponents have got 12 points and located at the bottom of the tournament table. Taking into consideration the fact that winning this game will allow each of the teams to get ahead of its opponent, we can expect an interesting and tough game.

PFC CSKA – Zenit

04.03.2017 16:30, Arena CSKA, Moscow

Referee:  Alexander Egorov (Saransk); Assistant Referees – Alexey Lunev (Novosibirsk), Alexey Stipidi (Krasnodar); the 4^th official – Timur Arslanbekov (Moscow); Referee-Observer – Mikhail Khodyrev (Moscow); Delegate – Alexander Safonov (Moscow).

Suspended: none - none

PFC CSKA match against Zenit is always the match of the MD. A match of the leaders always attracts a lot of attention. The team of Victor Gancharenko, who is having his first game in the position of PFC CSKA head coach in ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship, will have to prove to its supporters that they are able to interrupt a not very successful run against the team from St.Petersburg at their own home arena. As for Zenit – any match in Moscow is always a challenge, and supporters of the team believe in the win of their team and the players are aimed at it.

 Ural – Amkar

05.03.2017 11:30, SKB-Bank Arena, Ekaterinburg 

Referee:  Mikhail Vilkov (Nizhny Novgorod); Assistant Referees – Alexey Vorontsov (Yaroslavl), Konstantin Shalamberidze (Moscow); the 4^th official – Anton Anopa (Blagoveschensk); Referee-Observer – Sergey Anokhin (Moscow); Delegate – Vyacheslav Melnikov (St.Petersburg).

Suspended: none – none

On Sunday at 11:30 (Moscow time) the match between Ural and Amkar will start. Two strong teams with a character will try to find out which one is stronger at the moment. The result of the game is unpredictable, but there is no doubt that it will be a real battle.

Krylia Sovetov – Lokomotiv

05.03.2017 14:00, Neftyanik, Ufa 

Referee:  Sergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don); Assistant Referees – Dmitry Bereznev (Rostov-on-Don), Roman Usachev (Rostov-on-Don); the 4^th official – Alexander Borisov (Samara); Referee-Observer – Taras Bezubyak (St.Petersburg); Delegate – Alexander Razinskiy (Moscow).

Suspended: none - none

Krylia Sovetov will be hosting Lokomotiv in Ufa. Not very good tournament position will make both teams show their best and prove that they should be at higher positions in the tournament table. So let’s hope that supporters of these teams will be satisfied. Lokomotiv has got 23 points and is on the 10^th position, and Krylia Sovetov has got 15 points and is two lines lower.

Krasnodar – Spartak

05.03.2017 16:30, Krasnodar, Krasnodar

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (St.Petersburg); Assistant Referees – Maxim Gavrilin (Vladimir), Andrey Vereteshkin (St.Petersburg); the 4^th official – Evgeny Kukulyak (Kaluga); Referee-Observer – Igor Siner (Omsk); Delegate – Boris Larin (Moscow).

Suspended: none - Dzhikia, Promes, Mauricio

Krasnodar – Spartak game is one more pearl of the MD. Krasnodar brilliantly played in UEFA Europa League and the team fans can expect positive result here as well. Spartak has supported its squad very noticeably and has gained 40 points, now it is the leader of the tournament. Supporters of the Red-Whites are waiting only for one thing – gold medals. The team players  have become more responsible for the result of each match, and the game in Krasnodar will be a real challenge. We can only suppose what kind of match it will be, but we can say for sure that it will not leave anybody indifferent.

Terek – Ufa

05.03.2017 19:00, Akhmat Arena, Grozny

Referee: Sergey Karasev (Moscow); Assistant Referees – Anton Averyanov (Moscow), Tikhon Kalugin (Moscow); the 4^th official – Dmitry Nedvizhay (Stavropol); Referee-Observer – Alexander Gvardis (Kaliningrad); Delegate – Sergey Poryadin (Rostov-on-Don).

Suspended: none - none

Terek is going to play against Ufa in Grozny. Terek has supported its squad very well and shows a very good game at home, but Ufa with the new head coach Sergey Semak attracts a lot of attention, and in case of success, the team from Ufa will be able to reach the club from Grozny in points.

Anji – Rubin

06.03.2017 19:30, Anji Arena, Kaspiisk

Referee:  Alexey Eskov (Moscow); Assistant Referees – Dmitry Mosyakin (Moscow), Andrey Bolotenkov (Moscow); the 4^th official – Artem Chistyakov (Azov); Referee-Observer – Sergey Zuev (Moscow); Delegate – Yury Grebenyuk (Perm).

Suspended: none – none

The wrap-up match of the MD will be the game between Anji and Rubin on Monday. The clubs are in the 11^th and 9^th lines of the table accordingly, and the teams’ supporters are looking forward to their success. The strong team from Kazan will be having an away game against the club from Makhachkala, which has a lot of young players. So the game promises to be very interesging.

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