In ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship MD 26 match PFC CSKA hosted Spartak and lost 1:2.

The capital derby attracted huge interest of supporters and VTB-Arena tribunes were full. PFC CSKA fans were waiting for the revenge for the first round defeat 1:3, and the Red-white fan group was waiting for win in the first derby of principle at the new stadium of the opponent. The first kick was made by actor and film director, 2018 FIFA World Cup Ambassador Danila Kozlovskiy.

Luis Adriano scored the opener for the visiting team in the 32^nd minute. The Army team equalized at the last minute of the first half due to a well-placed shot by Alexey Berezutskiy. The winning goal was scored in the 51^st minute by the red-white captain Denis Glushakov.

The final whistle of the referee fixed the win of Spartak which brought the leader of the tournament table closer to the title. Spartak is going to play against Tom at home in the upcoming MD 27, and PFC CSKA is playing away match against Amkar.