Orenburg and Akhmat played a draw in the RPL match

Football clubs Orenburg and Akhmat played a draw in the Russian Premier League (RPL) match on August 22.

The game took place at the Orenburg stadium and ended with a score of 2:2.

Jordi Thompson scored both goals for the hosts. At the same time, the player has never earned two points per match before.

"Moreover, Jordi scored only two goals for his current team before the game against Akhmat, both more than a year ago," Sport-Express notes.

Ismael Silva and Maxim Sidorov scored goals for the visiting team.

Sudden drop: how three top RPL clubs failed the start of the championship

Spartak, Zenit and Dynamo Moscow ended up in the second half of the table after five rounds.

Earlier in the day, Dynamo Moscow terminated the contract with Uruguayan defender Diego Laxalt. It is specified that the player joined the team in the summer of 2021. In four seasons, he played 78 matches and twice became the bronze medalist of the Russian championship.

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