RSSHOR Uralan Elista, the Kalmyk amateur side nicknamed the steppe eagles, beat FSH Nalchik 2-1 in the Southern and North Caucasus third-division zone.
Nalchik scored first through Unazhokov in the 11th minute. Ulyumdzhi Dorzhiev equalized in the 57th minute and scored the winner in the 75th minute. The paper says the team dedicated the win to goalkeeper Vitaliy Kondratenko, who was injured in the earlier home match against Vaynakh. The line quoted is "Vitaliy, this victory is for you."
The result left Uralan in 4th place with 34 points. Volgar of Astrakhan was listed 5th with 30 points, with a postponed game against Anzhi Makhachkala set for October 5. Uralan's last match of the season is scheduled for October 10 at Yunost Stadium in Elista against Vityaz, listed in 6th.