CSKA extend winning run, Spartak sink Amkar
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Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow battled from a goal down to beat visiting Rostov 2-1 on Saturday to extend their winning run to six.
Goals from Nigerian Ahmed Musa and Russian Alan Dzagoev set CSKA on their way to a morale-boosting win ahead of their midweek UEFA Champions League return play-off clash with Sporting Lisbon. The Red Army side stay top with a 100 per cent record, five points ahead of second-placed city rivals Spartak, who beat 3-1 Amkar Perm earlier Saturday.
Reigning champions Zenit St. Petersburg, who play Rubin Kazan on Monday, sit third one point further back.
Elsewhere, a brace by the Dutch midfielder Quincy Promes and a goal by Armenian international Yura Movsisyan set Russia's most successful club Spartak Moscow on their way to a confident win at Amkar Perm. Movsisyan put Spartak ahead after 20 minutes from 12 metres out off a pinpoint pass by Roman Shirokov before a double from Promes sealed the win. Poland's Janusz Gol got one back for Amkar with 12 minutes remaining.
The final match in Russia on Saturday saw Anzhi Makhachkala battle to a 1-1 draw with Ural.