Krasnodar and Ural share points before Cup battles

RPL Matchday 25
FC Krasnodar 1-1 Ural Ekaterinburg
Saturday 29 April, FC Krasnodar Stadium

Goals: Krasnodar – Kevin Pina (13); Ural – Yushin (40)
Man of the Match: Sergey Volkov (Krasnodar)

Viktor Gancharenko visited Krasnodar first time since departure in January 2022, his Ural came here with five-game losing streak. Krasnodar Bulls got the lead, when Kevin Pina hit the ball from the rebound to score first goal in the league, but Ural answered through Aleksandr Yushin, as Matvey Safonov could not stop the ball ricocheted from Kaio. Both sides ended draw, but it could be not their last meeting this season; next week they will face opponents in Russian Cup finals stages, so paths can be crossed in Regions Path second final stage or in the main final.

Krasnodar move to sixth on 39 points leaving Dynamo behind through head-to-head matches (0-0 and 3-1), while Ural still eleventh with 26 points.

Next RPL fixtures: Sunday 7 May – Pari NN vs Ural, Krasnodar vs Krylia Sovetov