photo by: Andrey Anosov / Sovsport
The rojiblancos lost in the central game of matchday 5.
In the match of the 5th round of the RPL, Spartak Moscow lost to Zenit St. Petersburg on their field.
The match ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the guests, in which Wendel scored a brace. Another goal was scored by Matteo Cassierra.
The locals responded with an accurate shot by Alexander Sobolev from the penalty spot.
Thus, Zenit added ten points and climbed to third place in the standings. Spartak dropped to sixth place with nine points.
In the next round, on August 26, the St. Petersburg team will host Ural Yekaterinburg. “Spartak” on the same day will play at home with Grozny “Akhmat”.