MOSCOW: Former Russian international skipper and Arsenal star Andrei Arshavin was on target but three-time champions Zenit St Petersburg were still held to a 1-1 draw by Kuban Krasnodar on Friday.
Zenit came into the match without first-choice players such as goalkeeper Vyacheskav Malafeyev, Italian star Domenico Criscito, Russian fullback Alexander Anyukov, midfielder Roman Shirokov and Brazilian star Hulk, who are all injured.
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