Date: July 27, 2008
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Swede takes lead

Sweden&aposs Mikael Lundberg will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Inteco Russian Open on Sunday. Lundberg, a winner at the event in 2005, recorded a 68 to lead on 17-under-par, one ahead of England&aposs Jamie Moul. Moul, a former world amateur No.1, birdied the final three holes at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club to shoot a superb third round 64, the lowest score of the day. The 23-year-old, who turned professional last September after playing in the Walker Cup, had also carded five birdies on the front nine and looked like leading overnight until Lundberg holed his third shot to the par-five 15th for an eagle. England&aposs Benn Barham and South African Michiel Bothma are three shots off the lead on 14-under-par, while former Ryder Cup player Jarmo Sandelin is a shot further back alongside England&aposs Robert Rock and South African Darren Fichardt. Sandelin began the day tied for the lead with compatriot Lundberg but could only manage a level-par 72 as he tries to win his first European Tour title since 2002. Moul shot rounds of 79 and 78 on his only previous European Tour start in South Africa in December last year. Third Round of the Russian Open (Par 72): -17: Mikael Lundberg 67 64 68 -16: Jamie Moul 68 68 64 -14: Benn Barham 69 68 65, Michiel Bothma 68 68 66 -13: Darren Fichardt 66 71 66, Robert Rock 68 64 71, Jarmo Sandelin 67 64 72 -12: Danny Willett 69 66 69 -11: Jose Manuel Lara 67 68 70, Jan-Are Larsen 68 65 72, Lloyd Saltman 69 70 66, Lee Slattery 70 67 68 -10: Soren Juul 69 68 69, Shiv Kapur 67 70 69, Carl Suneson 67 68 71 -9: Stephen Gallacher 69 72 66, Craig Lee 71 67 69, Ignacio Sanchez-Palencia 68 66 73, Guido Van Der Valk 70 72 65 Also: -8: Gareth Paddison (New Zealand) 68 71 69 -5: Steve Alker (New Zealand) 73 67 71