Premier League · Matchday 1: CSKA Moscow beat Baltika 2-1. The match was played on Friday, 24 July 2026 at VEB Arena (Moscow); refereed by Ivan Abrosimov, Russia.
C. Offor 1' (Baltika) · E. Anderson 33' (OG) (CSKA Moscow) · K. Glebov 36' (CSKA Moscow)
After a 2-1 first half, the game finished 2-1.
CSKA Moscow held 65% of possession against 35%, attempting 18 shots to Baltika's 14.
Shots on target read 5-3 and corners 6-2.
Substitutes: E. Besaev, N. Barovskiy, M. Gajic, M. Lukin, Matheus Alves, Matheus Reis, T. Musaev, A. Bandikyan, D. Abdulkadyrov, Henrique Carmo, I. Firov
Coach: Dmitriy Igdisamov
Substitutes: I. Kukushkin, E. Lyubakov, A. Mourid, T. Yenne, V. Pospelov, D. Nikitin, E. Civic, B. Gil, I. Kirsch, M. Ryadno, M. Shnaptsev, I. Belikov
Coach: Andrey Talalaev
João Victor (CSKA Moscow) — named player of the match with a 7.9 rating.