Lokomotiv 2-0 Krylia Sovetov
Saturday 11 September, RZD Arena

Goals: Lokomotiv - Kamano 59', 80'
Man of the Match: François Kamano (Lokomotiv) 

François Kamano emerged from a concerning international break where his fixture for Guinea was called off due to a military coup in fine style. The winger opening the scoring just after the break from Rifat Zhemaletdinov's fourth assist of the season, before sealing the win near the end, set up by Vitaly Lisakovich. 

Lokomotiv completed their win with a plethora of debutants. Youth team product Maksim Petrov made his first appearance for the senior side from the start, while Gyrano Kerk was also given his debut in the starting lineup. Konstantin Maradishvili was a third debutant when he came off the bench late on. 

Lokomotiv remain unbeaten as they go top of the table on 16 points, while Krylia stay 10th on eight points.

Next RPL fixtures: Saturday 18 September - Krylia Sovetov vs Rostov; Monday 20 September - Ural vs Lokomotiv