"Rubin" played draw with "Mordovia"

Kazan "Rubin" played a draw at home with Saransk "Mordovia" in the 21th round of the Russian football championship. Meeting at "Kazan Arena" ended with the score 1: 1. The course of the game was watched by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and President of the Kazan football club, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. More than 11 thousand fans were at the stands.

The first minutes of the match took place in the fight in the center of the field. Teams acted cautiously, not at the risk of attacks. Football players of "Rubin" on the rights of the home team seized the initiative and often controlled the ball, but not reached the real threats. Kazan attacks were massive, but tight defense of "Mordovia" coped with the threats. Guests from the last place in the standings, have relied on the counter, and it paid off. Inspired by the attack, the home team missed Saransk players. At the 18th minute after a pass from midfield defender of Mordovia", Oleg Vlasov threw the ball in the penalty box with his head where Ruslan Mukhametshin without interference struck in the "Rubin" goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov’s gate, opening the score.

The hosts stepped up after a missed ball, and in the 24th minute of the game captain of "Rubin" Oleg Kuzmin struck the first blow in the target gates of the guests, getting into goalkeeper. After 7 minutes Kazan midfielder Magomed Ozdoev dangerously shot just over the bar. In the 33rd minute Denis Tkachuk, having made a rush down the left, struck the bar of the goal of the visitors. "Mordovia" had no less poignant moments, also hitting the goal bar of Ryzhikov.

In the second half instead Tkachuk legionnaire of "Rubin" Gekdeniz Karadeniz went on the left. In the 53rd minute on the side of Tatarstan there was another change aimed at enhancing the attacking power - instead Kambolova more creative midfielder Tsaktash went on the field. The hosts most of the time were in the attack, trying to score a goal. In the 66st minute Karadenizmade a score. As the head coach of the Tatarstan team Valeriy Chaly told, the team spent the second half well, creating a number of dangerous moments, which should have been used.

Note that the players came out at the match in special T-shirts with the logo of the charity event "Save the Heart". The project aims to help seriously ill wards of Rusfond. From the starting whistle raising money for two years old Miron Ismatov, suffering from heart disease, began. The first symbolic kick in the match was made by another ward of Rusfond Elvin Aliyev, who has already won his illness.

The next match of "Rubin" will be held on April 3 in Moscow against the local "Locomotive".