Akhmat Grozny 2-1 Ufa
Sunday 27 February, Akhmat Arena

Goals: Akhmat - Konovalov 51’ (pen), Troshechkin 85’; Ufa - Zhuravlev 45+2’
Man of the Match: Aleksandr Troshechkin (Akhmat)

Aleksandr Troshechkin endeared himself to his new club by snatching a late winner at the death on his debut, glancing a beautifully judged header home with five minutes remaining.

Vladislav Karapuzov’s quick thinking to engineer space created the chance when it had looked like Akhmat might be heading for their first draw of the season.

Yuri Zhuravlev had handed the visitors the lead with the last kick of the first half as he volleyed home a brilliant hooked assist from Oleg Ivanov, but within a minute of the second half starting, a stray elbow from Cacintura was picked up by VAR. When the decision was finally given, Igor Konovalov stepped up to draw the hosts level from the spot.

Akhmat go fifth on 30 points, while Ufa remain in the relegation zone in 15th on 16 points.

Next RPL fixtures: Sunday 6 March - Zenit vs Ufa; Monday 7 March - Akhmat vs Rubin