Ufa failed to score for the third time this winter as they drew 0-0 with Urartu of Armenia on Saturday. Vadim Evseev’s men were in almost complete control for the majority of the game, but couldn’t find a way through.

In the opening stages Pavel Nikitin headed in from three yards out only to see it ruled out for offside. Soon after Vyacheslav Krotov - who had earlier signed a two-year contract extension - turned his marker smartly only to poke a harmless effort at the keeper.

One of the closest opportunities to break the deadlock came after the hour mark when a chaotic goalmouth scramble saw Aleksey Kozlov bear down on goal before setting up Andres Vombergar to scupper two close-range chances.

Vombergar had a golden chance to redeem himself from the penalty spot later, but his high spot kick was turned away acrobatically. Other than punching clear a long-range effort after a four-on-three breakaway late on, Aleksandr Belenov had next to nothing to do in Ufa’s goal.

Ufa take on another Armenian side in Ararat-Armenia on Tuesday to end their second training camp.

Ufa 0-0 Urartu
8 February, Larnaca, Cyprus

Ufa: Belenov, Sukhov (Terentyev 60’), Nedelcearu, Nikitin (Putsko 62’), Tabidze (Alikin 62’), Aliev (Jokic 60’), Carp (Golubev 59’), Fomin (Urunov 11’), Thill (Emelyanov 65’), Krotov (Vombergar 58’), Bizjak (Kozlov 58’ (Giorgobiani 79’))