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In a hard-fought contest in the Dagestani capital it was the team from the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino Balkaria that had the better of the game, but neither side could find a goal.

The season opened with CSKA"s least-minute victory over Amkar Perm in Moscow on Friday, while earlier on Saturday Zenit St. Petersburg also recorded a 1-0 win, against Krylya Sovetov in Samara.

The game was the first of a dozen Caucasus derbies this season, with Chechnya"s Terek Grozny and Alania Vladikavkaz of North Ossetia - promoted to the Russian Premier League after FC Moskva folded last month - also playing in Russia"s top division.

MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti)