Moldovan footballers scored their first goals in this season of the Russian championship, Info-Prim Neo. They played on Monday, September 17, on matchday 8. Amkar Perm’s striker Igor Picusciac scored the winning goal in a 3-2 clash with Nizhny Novgorod after coming on as substitute on 71 minutes. After this victory, Amkar moved up to the 9th place in the table. Defender Alexandru Epureanu scored Krylia Sovetov Samara’s first goal in the 3-2 away victory against Mordovia Saransk. The captain of the Moldovan national team got his name on the score sheet on 27 minutes. In the second half, Epureanu conceded a penalty against his team, but this didn’t change the final result. After this win, Krylia Sovetov occupy the 10th place. Other Moldovan footballers who played were Igor Armas for Kuban Krasnodar, Alexandru Gatcan for FC Rostov and Simion Bulgaru for Alania Vladikavkaz.