In the 18th round, Krasnodar FC managed to end the game with the leader of the Russian Football Championship CSKA in a draw.

CSKA burst the Krasnodar backline after six minutes as Ignashevich hit a free-kick 60-yards to Keisuke Honda and the forward showed sublime control before finishing. Andreiy Miheev pulled Krasnodar level ten minutes after the break with a shot from point blank range.

Krasnodar rankes 9th with 23 points, while CSKA is still leading with 41 points.

In the 19th round Krasnodar will face Amkar.