Akhmat Grozny 2-1 Arsenal Tula
Thursday August 26, Akhmat Arena, Grozny

Goals: Akhmat - Konate 31’, Konovalov 90+5'; Arsenal - Stepanov 38’
Man of the Match: Akhmat Grozny - Rizvan Utsiev

In their final game before the international break, Akhmat and Arsenal played out a tense match in Grozny. The hosts scored first via a Konate header, but the nature of the goal caused quite a furore amongst the Arsenal camp. Nevertheless, Tula scored just seven minutes later and made it 1-1. In the very last minute of the game, midfielder Konovalov converted to give Akhmat a very dramatic victory.

Next RPL fixtures: TBD - Arsenal Tula vs CSKA Moscow; Zenit vs Akhmat Grozny