Berisha blasts 10-man Akhmat past rock-bottom Ufa

Akhmat Grozny 3-1 FC Ufa
Sunday 25 October, Akhmat Arena

Goals: Akhmat - Berisha (pen 14, 77), Ilyin (68); Ufa - Aliev (56)

Man of the Match: Bernard Berisha (Akhmat)

Sent off: Akhmat - Andrey Semenov (58)

Bernard Berisha was in inspired form as Akhmat put more distance between themselves and the relegation battle with full-blooded win. Berisha won and then converted a penalty early on before Azer Aliev punished some sloppy defending to equalise. Two minutes later Andrey Semenov was sent off, but Berisha set up Vladimir Ilyin for a tap-in 10 minutes later before sealing a comfortable scoreline despite being at a numerical disadvantage.

Akhmat remain 10th on 17 points, while Ufa stay bottom of the table on six points.

Next RPL fixtures: Saturday 31 October - Akhmat Grozny vs FC Krasnodar; Sunday 1 November - FC Ufa vs Ural Ekaterinburg