The best Moldovan footballer of 2009, Alexandru Epureanu, made a successful debut in Russia's championship for Dinamo Moscow. In the first stage on March 14, his new team beat Spartak Moscow 1-0. Epureanu received an injury in the second half, but played throughout the game. Another Moldovan player, Ilie Cebanu, did not play for champion Rubin Kazan in the match against Lokomotiv Moscow, which ended by 2-0. Neither Sergiu Dadu was used by his team Alania Vladikavkaz in the encounter with Saturn. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, Info-Prim Neo reports.