Rubin rampant against Slavia Mozyr of Belarus

Ivan Ignatyev scored twice as he and his Rubin Kazan teammates thrashed Slavia Mozyr 5-0 in Turkey. Georgian teenagers Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Zuriko Davitashvili, as well as Denis Makarov, completed the scoresheet.

With Russia national team head coach Stanislav Cherchesov in attendance, under-21 international Ignatyev caught the eye with a confident penalty on the stroke of half time and an instinctive finish just after the break.

Kvaratskhelia opened proceedings 12 minutes in with a beautifully crafted free kick over the defensive wall. With 10 minutes left in the first half Makarov fooled the defence with a disguised dummy and a pin-point finish in off the far post.

With less than four minutes left, Zuriko Davitashvili’s composed finish completed a neat interchange of one-touch passes on the edge of the Slavia Mozyr box.

Rubin will next face Kairat Almaty on Wednesday 19 February.

Rubin 5-0 Slavia Mozyr
16 February, Belek, Turkey
Goals: Kvaratskhelia (12’), Makarov (35’), Ignatyev (45’ pen, 50’), Davitashvili (86’)

Rubin: Iv. Konovalov (Gorodovoy 46’), Zuev (Poyarkov 46’), Santos (Starfelt 46’), Uremovic (Stepanov 74’), Danchenko (Samoshnikov 46’), Ig. Konovalov (Tarasov 60’), Kvaratskhelia (Abildgaard 46’), Podberezkin (Bashkirov 60’), Davitashvili, Makarov (Mogilivets 46’), Ignatyev (Zakirov 60’)