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 10th minute. Five minutes later Axel Witsel equalized. A well-placed shot by Denis Glushakov in the 21st 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 65th minute, Mauricio in the 74th minute and Javi Garcia in the 87th minute provided a big win for Zenit.