Late Ciuperca penalty salvages crucial point for Tambov in relegation clash

FC Tambov 1-1 Arsenal Tula
Saturday 3 October, Mordovia Arena

Goals: Tambov - Valeriu Ciuperca (pen 87); Arsenal - Mohammed Kadiri (43)
Man of the Match: Aleksey Rybin (Tambov)

Tambov snatched a point three minutes from time against their relegation rivals Arsenal through Valeriu Ciuperca’s penalty. Mohammed Kadiri had broken the deadlock right at the end of the first half with his second goal in two games.

Arsenal and Tambov remain 12th and 13th on nine and eight points respectively.

Next RPL fixtures (17/18 October): Rotor Volgograd vs FC Tambov; Arsenal Tula vs Ural Ekaterinburg.