On 23 February, two friendly matches were played in Turkey with participation of RPL teams.

Fakel Voronezh 3-0 FC Istiklol

In the final day of Turkish camps Fakel were victorious against 11-time Tajikistan champions. Voronezh got the lead through own goal, then Ruslan Magal and Kirill Suslov scored more goals. It was fifth win for Fakel in nine matches during winter break, they also got a draw and three defeats.

FC Orenburg 5-2 FC Khimki

Orenburg played final match in Turkey, while for Khimki it was pre-last. Dmitry Vorobyev was the main scorer for Orenburg with hat-trick, also Timur Ayupov and Braian Mansilla appeared in the scoresheet. Khimki answered with goals from Aleksandr Rudenko and Nemanja Glavcic and got three red cards, earned by Butta Magomedov, Christian Tassano and Anton Mitryushkin. Due to teams agreement, they continued playing 11-on-11, as sent-off players were replaced.

Next teams’ friendlies: Friday 24 February – Sochi vs Khimki