FC Rubin Kazan missed the chance to strengthen their claim to qualification from UEFA Champions League Group F after being held to a goalless draw by FC Dynamo Kyiv in wintry conditions in Russia.
Tight section
The hosts' best opportunity arrived just before half-time when Olexandr Shovkovskiy produced a spectacular save to deny Alejandro Domínguez, before Dynamo assumed control in a more entertaining second period. The stalemate left the group delicately poised with newly crowned Russian champions Rubin level on six points with second-placed FC Internazionale Milano, and Dynamo only a point further back.
Yarmolenko efforts
The match started in relatively sedate fashion as both teams seemed unwilling to take unnecessary risks – two shots wide from Dynamo striker Andriy Yarmolenko, both from Andriy Shevchenko passes, being the only efforts of note in the opening 25 minutes. At the other end, Rubin responded with Gökdeniz Karadeniz crossing for Aleksandr Bukharov but the forward's looping header was easily gathered by Shovkovskiy...[source]
