Zenit St. Petersburg 0 – Anji Makhachkala 0 (Russian Premier League, November 18, 2011) The match turned out to be a disappointing drab squib in terms of goals, but it bizarrely entertaining in the 81st minute as Anji’s Mbark Boussoufa was sent off for kicking the ball at the referee.

CSKA Moscow 1 – Rubin Kazan 2 (Russian Premier League, November 18, 2011) Alan Kasaev and Aleksandr Ryazantsev scored goals in either half to earn Rubin the shock win at CSKA, Seydou Doumbia scoring a penalty for the hosts.