In ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship MD 24 match in St.Petersburg Zenit hosted Spartak. The match ended with win of the home team 5:2.

The visiting team took the lead after a well-placed shot by Ivelin Popov in the 10^th minute. Five minutes later Axel Witsel equalized. A well-placed shot by Denis Glushakov in the 21^st minute allowed Spartak to leave for the halftime in leading position. Immediately after start of the second half Hulk evened the score, and goals by Artem Dzyuba in the 65^th minute, Mauricio in the 74^th minute and Javi Garcia in the 87^th minute provided a big win for Zenit.