RPL winter training camps: Dynamo and Rubin draw, Ufa and Torpedo fail to score

On 17 February, four RPL teams played friendly matches.

Dynamo 2-2 Alania

The Blue-Whites finished their last training camp in Turkey with two matches against Russian teams. In the first game, Dynamo drew with Alania, the fourth-placed team in the FNL table. Denis Makarov and Saba Sazonov scored for Dynamo, with Batraz Khadartsev and Daniil Grigoriev replying for Alania. In March, Alania will not only resume the season in the FNL, but will also play in the Russian Cup Round of 16 against RPL opposition - Arsenal.

Rubin 2-2 Dynamo

Dynamo's meeting with Rubin ended with the same score as the game with Alania. Montassar Talbi and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored goals for Rubin, while Arsen Zakharyan and Daniil Fomin scored goals for the Blue-Whites. Dynamo will return to Moscow on 18 February, where they will continue preparing for the RPL matchday 19 fixture against Khimki. Rubin will play two more friendly matches in Turkey, against CSKA Moscow (20 February) and Kazakhstan champions Tobol (21 February).

Sochi 1-5 Tver

On the penultimate day of their training camp in Turkey, Sochi lost to one of the leaders of the FNL-2: Tver won a subgroup in Group 2 in the first stage of the season, so in the spring they will compete for promotion to the FNL-1. The teams played two halves of 30 minutes behind closed doors. Georgy Melkadze scored his first goal for Sochi at the training camp, but Dmitry Raschupkin, Kirill Ushatov, Vasily Meshkovsky, Sergey Sharov (from the penalty spot) and Daniil Martov found the net for Tver. On 18 February, Sochi will finish their training camp with a meeting with Kazakhstan's Kairat.

Ufa 0-0 Torpedo

Ufa started their third training camp in Turkey with a goalless draw against Torpedo Moscow, who are currently third in the FNL-1. The game was held behind closed doors. Before the season resumes, Aleksey Stukalov's team will play another friendly match against FNL opponents: on 20 February, Ufa will meet Baltika, who previously lost 1-0 to Sochi in Turkey and beat Nizhny Novgorod 2-1.

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

Photo: Rubin Kazan