In ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship MD 18 central match in Moscow Spartak hosted Zenit. The game ended with win of the home team 3:1.
The match of the opponents of principle attracted great interest and gathered 41141 spectators at Otkrytie Arena. The first kick was made by the red-white supporter Petr, who had suffered blood-stroke and was undergoing an uneasy recovering.
Moscow club midfield Alexander Samedov took the lead for his team in the 19th minute. Luiz Adriano supported the advantage of Spartak in the 30th minute. But five minutes later Criscito played one goal back. But Mario Pasalic fixed the final score during extra time.
So Zenit did not manage to shorten the gap of 6 points to Lokomotiv leading the championship, and Spartak moved up to the 4th line of the tournament table after having gained 31 points.