Match Report
Khimki, 12th on 29 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Rubin Kazan (7th, 45). In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.87 for Khimki and 1.4/1.5 for Rubin Kazan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Khimki had drawn three in a row. Over the last five, Khimki had taken 3 of 15 points to Rubin Kazan's 9.
The match was played at Arena Khimki in Khimki (capacity 26,319). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Khimki: Anton Zabolotnyi (9'), Aleksandr Rudenko (67'), Aleksandr Rudenko (90') · Rubin Kazan: Mirlind Daku (12'), Mirlind Daku (58')