Krasnodar beat Rubin in the 27th round of the Russian Premier League and increased the gap from Zenit

Krasnodar Football Club (FC) defeated Rubin Kazan in the match of the 27th round of the Russian Premier League. The match took place on Saturday, May 3, at the Ozon Arena stadium in Krasnodar and ended with a score of 2:1.

Midfielder and team captain Eduard Spertsyan scored for the winners in the fifth minute and defender Vitor Tormen scored in the 40th minute. As part of Rubin, defender Ilya Rozhkov scored the ball in the 83rd minute, Sport-Express clarifies.

Thus, Krasnodar scored 61 points, increasing the gap from Zenit, which is on the second line, by seven points.

Rubin is in seventh place in the RPL standings with 39 points.

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