Spartak and Krylia keep top positions above Zenit in the Russian Cup Group B

Matches in St. Petersburg and Samara were the finals for Group B in the RPL Path Group Stage of Russian Cup.

Zenit St. Petersburg 0-0 (4-2 pen) Spartak Moscow
Sent off: Zenit – Rodrigao (90+5), Malcom (90+5), Barrios (90+5); Spartak – Selikhov (90+5), Sobolev (90+5), Nicholson (90+5)

Penalty shootout: Zenit – Kuzyaev (1-0), Mantuan (2-1), Mostovoy (3-1), Douglas Santos (3-2, saved shot), Bakaev (4-2); Spartak – Khlusevich (1-1), Zinkovsky (2-1, saved shot), Litvinov (3-2), Denisov (3-2, saved shot)

Krylia Sovetov Samara 1-0 Fakel Voronezh
Goal: Krylia – Tsypchenko (66)

Final standings

1. Spartak (13 points)
2. Krylia Sovetov (12)
3. Zenit (11)
4. Fakel (0)

Spartak, started with four wins in a row and finished with two defeats, stayed top, and Krylia kept second place with two straight wins at home in the final matches, both teams moved to RPL Path play-offs. Zenit, league leaders, went down to Regions Path play-offs, while Fakel became the only team, who could not earn any points in the Group Stage.