Spartak Moscow 2-1 Arsenal Tula
Saturday 29 August, Otkritie Arena 

Goals: Spartak - Aleksandr Sobolev (41), Samuel Gigot (45+1); Arsenal - Khlusevich (36)

Sent off: Arsenal - Daniil Lesovoy (45)

Man of the Match: Georgi Dzhikia (Spartak) 

Spartak went top of the table after coming from behind to beat ten-man Arsenal, with all three goals and the red card coming inside 10 first-half minutes. Daniil Khlusevich glanced a cross past Aleksandr Maksimenko before Aleksandr Sobolev weaved his way through two challenges to calmly stroke home the equaliser. 

Daniil Lesovoy was then shown a second yellow card in the last minute of normal time, before Samuel Gigot's deft header completed the turnaround. 

Spartak move top of the table on 14 points, while Arsenal stay on five. 

On the matchday seven after the international break Spartak Moscow have a derby away against CSKA Moscow next up, while Arsenal Tula are away to Zenit St. Petersburg.