Premier League · Matchday 1: Dinamo Makhachkala beat Fakel 2-1. The match was played on Saturday, 25 July 2026 at Fakel Stadium (Voronezh); refereed by Igor Kaplenkov, Russia.
V. Yakimov 21' (Fakel) · Y. Zhuravlev 30' (OG) (Dinamo Makhachkala) · A. Sandrachuk 79' (Dinamo Makhachkala)
After a 1-1 first half, the game finished 1-2.
Fakel held 57% of possession against 43%, attempting 12 shots to Dinamo Makhachkala's 11.
Shots on target read 3-4 and corners 8-2.
Substitutes: I. Obukhov, V. Dorovskikh, A. Bagamaev, K. Simonov, M. Bardachev, M. Uridia, A. Sutormin, N. Giorgobiani, A. Kovalev, M. Turishchev, A. Belyaev
Coach: Oleg Vasilenko
Substitutes: D. Volk, V. Khubulov, M. Azzi, M. Hosseinnejad, A. Dzhabrailov, I. Akhmedov, D. Lesovoy, R. Magomedov, K. Zinovich
Coach: Vadim Evseev
Soslan Kagermazov (Dinamo Makhachkala) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.