RPL teams in Russian Cup: Spartak come back against Orenburg, Baltika win over Lokomotiv on penalties

On 14 March, RPL Path quarterfinals and first stage of Regions Path quarterfinals came to the end in Russian Cup playoffs.

RPL Path
Quarterfinals
2nd legs

Spartak Moscow 3-1 FC Orenburg
Goals: Spartak – Sobolev (36), Zinkovsky (64), Babic (68); Orenburg – Gorbani (10)
Sent off: Orenburg – Poluyakhtov (84)

After being defeated 0-1 in Orenburg in November Spartak won 3-2 on aggregate to reach RPL Path semifinals in second straight season.

Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 (6-7 on penalties) Baltika Kaliningrad
Goals: Lokomotiv – Tiknizyan (3); Baltika – Kozlov (52)
Penalty shootout: Lokomotiv – Miranchuk (1-0), Suleymanov (2-1), Barinov (3-1), Nenakhov (4-2), Dzyuba (4-3, missed shot), Nyamsi (5-4), Morozov (6-5), Pinyaev (6-6, saved shot); Baltika – Zhirov (1-1), Kaplenko (2-1, missed shot), Bistrovic (3-2), Kuzmin (4-3), Fameyeh (4-4), Andrade (5-5), Kozlov (6-6), Luna (6-7)

Teams reached penalty shootout, as they were tied in both games, first leg in Kaliningrad ended 2-2. Baltika for the first time reached RPL Path semis, while Lokomotiv dropped to Regions Path quarterfinals like in the previous season.

Regions Path
Quarterfinals
1st stage

SKA Khabarovsk 1-1 (4-2 on penalties) FC Sochi
Goals: SKA – Gongapshev (75); Sochi – Guarirapa (23)
Penalty shootout: SKA – Kozhemyakin (0-0, saved shot), Petrov (1-0), Konovalov (2-0), Aliev (3-1), K. Nikitin (4-2); Sochi – Kramaric (0-0, saved shot), Cordova (1-0, missed shot), Attiyat Allah (2-1), Margasov (3-2)

Sochi became second RPL team to leave Regions Path after Krasnodar, who were beaten by Khimki, another First League side. Robert Moreno team played against SKA as visitors at Fisht Central Stadium due to pitch issues in Khabarovsk.