Blackout occurs at Grozny’s Akhmat Arena during match between Terek and Spartak

In the 78th minute of the Premier League game between Terek Grozny and Spartak Moscow the stadium lighting went out at Akhmat Arena. The score at the moment was 2:2. The scoreboard and adverising boards kept working in their usual mode. The game was stopped, but the teams remained in the field.

The lighting restored after an hour and the match was resumed. Spartak went on to win the game 4:2.

The 30,000-seater Akhmat Arena was inaugurated in May 2011, the ceremonial friendly match featuring a number of football legends like Diego Maradona and Luis Figo.

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