Arsenal Tula 1-1 Spartak Moscow
Saturday August 21, Arsenal Stadium, Tula

Goals: Arsenal - Khlusevich 82’; Spartak - Ponce 76’
Man of the Match: Arsenal - Daniil Khlusevich 

Spartak Moscow continued their awful start to the season with a draw against lowly Arsenal Tula. After a laboured 75 minutes of football, Argentine striker Ezequiel Ponce gave Spartak the lead, but it wasn’t enough. Wing back Daniil Khlusevich equalised just seven minutes later and earned a point for his side.

Spartak have just seven points from their first five games. Arsenal now have four points, and are just outside the relegation zone.  

Next RPL fixtures: Thursday August 26 - Akhmat Grozny vs Arsenal Tula; Spartak vs Sochi