In a largely impressive display, Spartak opened its effort in the Copa del Sol tournament with a 4-2 (2-2) penalty shootout victory over Swedish side IFK Göteborg.
Spartak — Göteborg (Sweden) — 2:2 (1:1). Penalty shootout — 4:2.
Spartak: Dikan, Parshivlyuk (c), Suchy, Rojo, Makeev, Ari, Rafael Carioca, de Zeeuw (Zhano, 75), McGeady, Dzuba (Zotov, 83), Welliton (Emenike, 60).
Goals: 0:1 Hysen (36). 1:1 Welliton (Dzuba) (39). 1:2 Hoglund (65). 2:2 Emenike (69).
Panalties: Parshivlyuk — 0:0 (GK). Hysen — 0:0 (GK). McGeady — 1:0. Daniel Sobralence — 1:1. Zhano — 2:1. Allansson — 2:2. Rojo — 3:2. Valgardsson — 3:2 (GK). Ari — 4:2.Spartak returns to play on 1 February to face Norwegian side Rosenborg BK.

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