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had had the better of the second half, and Bukharov ended any hope for the visitors, finishing well after he was found in the penalty area by new Turkish signing Fatih Tekke, who had replaced the injured Vagiz Galiulin in the first half.Rubin now go to Wolfsburg on Thursday facing a tough task to reach the Europa League quarterfinals after last week"s 1-1 draw in Kazan, and then travel to Tomsk in the league, while Lokomotiv return to Moscow for next weekend"s game against Krylya Sovetov.
Spartak were poor in their season opener, and Dynamo took advantage, grabbing the game"s only goal midway through the second half.
Spartak coach Valery Karpin, who was credited with reviving the side last season after the dismissal of Danish legend Michael Laudrup, was critical of both his players and the referee, who sent off Alexander Seshukov for the home side with five minutes to go.
"Playing like this we won"t win any points," Karpin said after the game. "Now
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