On 20 January, RPL teams played friendly matches at their training camps before the 2020/21 season restart.

FC Khimki 1-1 Septemvri

Khimki played two matches in Turkey on 20 January. In the first game, Igor Cherevchenko’s men met with a team from the Bulgarian Second League. Pavel Mogilevets scored the only goal for Khimki in the 23rd minute.

FC Khimki 4-3 Radnicki

In the second match, Khimki faced the fourth-placed team in the Serbian Superliga. In the first 43 minutes, Khimki scored four goals: Mohamed Konate scored a hat-trick, and Reziuan Mirzov added a fourth. On 24 January, the Moscow Region team will meet Celje from Slovenia.

FC Rostov 5-1 Algeciras

Rostov, who are holding a training camp in Spain, played against Algericas from the third-tier Segunda B. After the first half, Valery Karpin’s side were 1-0 up thanks to a goal by Pontus Almqvist. In the second half Armin Gigovic, Dmitry Poloz, Khoren Bayramyan and Vladimir Obukhov got on the scoresheet. On 24 January, Rostov will play Swedish side Ostersunds.

Photo: FC Khimki