Red-Whites were left with ten men after Zobnin's penalty, but managed to snatch victory. Thus, Stankovic's wards were able to partially rehabilitate for the defeat in the Cup.
In the next round of the Russian Premier League, Spartak Moscow hosted Rubin Kazan. Dejan Stankovic's team has not lost in the RPL for six consecutive matches, but in the Russian Cup the Red-Whites made a miscarriage of justice, losing to Dinamo Makhachkala.
The first half did not produce any goals, and in the second half Spartak were left with ten men. In the 63rd minute Roman Zobnin received a second yellow card and went to the locker room early.
But Kazan failed to turn their numerical advantage into a goal. In addition, 10 minutes later, the hosts were awarded a penalty. Esekiel Barco successfully converted the penalty.
In the end, 1:0, a hard-earned victory for Spartak, which partially rehabilitates Stankovic's team for the home defeat in the Cup.
Earlier, Zenit defeated Paris NN.