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In the "Premier" League of Russia, the second round matches were played over the weekend, after which the sole leader of the standings became St. Petersburg's "Zenit", taking advantage of the fact that all five opponents who won in the first round lost points this time.
On the road, Zenit convincingly defeated Vladikavkaz's "Alania" team with D. Zutautas and N. Barasa, who couldn't handle the pressure and was sent off the field in the 74th minute. However, this did not change the result, as Zenit was already leading 0-3 and secured their second victory out of two possible.
Defending champions Lokomotiv finished their match against "Moscow" without goals, CSKA drew with "Tom" from the first league, and M. Samusiov's "Torpedo" suffered their first defeat in the match against the "Dynamo" team.
Unexpected loss was experienced by Samara's "Krylja Sovetov" and R. Poskus, who were defeated by the league newcomers Grozny's "Terek". After a disappointing start in the championship, "Spartak" with I. Dedura bounced back at home, crushing Kazan's "Rubin", which saw the debut of O. Buitkus in the middle of the second half.
Ramenskoye's "Saturn" remains undefeated, defeating Perm's "Amkar" with a two-goal margin at home, while the meeting between "Rostov" and Yaroslavl's "Shinnik" ended in a draw.
