On 9 February, four teams played friendly matches at their training camps before the resumption of the 2020/21 season.

Rubin Kazan 3-1 FC Nizhny Novgorod

Leonid Slutsky’s men completed their second team training camp with a match against Nizhny Novgorod from the FNL. In the first half, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Denis Makarov scored for Rubin, and after the break Kvaratskhelia scored a second. Momo Yansane scored the only goal for Nizhny Novgorod. On 15 February, Rubin will play Ural at their third training camp.

FC Ufa 1-0 Torpedo Moscow

Ufa also met with a FNL team and won thanks to a goal by Aleksandr Sukhov in the 85th minute.

Zenit St. Petersburg 1-0 Jordan national team

St. Petersburg beat the national team of Jordan by the minimum margin. The only goal was scored by Artem Dzyuba, who came on as a substitute. On 12 February, Zenit will meet the national team of Uzbekistan.

Lokomotiv Moscow 4-1 Krasnodar-2

The Railwaymen won comfortably against FC Krasnodar’s second team. Vitaly Stezhko scored for the southerners, while Artur Cherny, Eder, Mikhail Ageev and Nikita Iosifov scored for Lokomotiv. On 11 February, Marko Nikolic’s side will play Krasnodar’s main team.

For more information about the training camps and friendlies, see the ‘Winter Camp’ section

Photo: Rubin