RPL winter training camps: CSKA beat Murcia, Ural victorious over Riga

Four RPL teams played friendly matches in Turkey and the UAE.

CSKA 3-0 Murcia

The Armymen’s opponents were Spanish side Murcia. The Red-Blues scored all their goals after the break: Anton Zabolotny scored an individual goal, with Igor Diveev and Vladislav Yakovlev also on the scoresheet. The Moscow team will play their next game on 20 February against Rubin.

Ural 2-1 Riga

The Latvian championship representatives previously met RPL opposition at the winter training camp, losing 3-1 to Spartak, and now faced Ural. Ramazan Gadzhimuradov and Aleksey Evseev scored for the RPL side. Ural will train at their camp in the UAE until 22 February.

Nizhny Novgorod 1-2 Baltika

FNL-1 side baltika had already faced RPL opponents at their winter training camp; on 29 January they lost 1-0 to Sochi. Nizhny Novgorod went 2-0 down by half time, before Ákos Kecskés scored their only goal in the 58th minute. With this match, Aleksandr Kerzhakov’s men completed their second training camp in Turkey.

Khimki 2-1 Navbakhor

Khimki beat the Uzbekistan Super League side behind closed doors. On 19 February, Khimki will meet Krylia Sovetov, which will also be behind closed doors.

The schedule of training camps and friendly matches during the winter break is in the "Winter Camps" section

Photo: CSKA