"Spartak beat Lokomotiv 5:2 thanks to Ugalde's hat trick

Spartak Moscow defeated Lokomotiv Lokomotiv 5-2 in the Russian Premier League (RPL) round of 16 match on November 23 at Lukoil Arena in Moscow thanks to Costa Rican forward Manfred Alonso Ugalde's goal.

Ugalde opened the scoring in the 10th minute, then he scored goals against the opponents in the 21st, 34th and 73rd minutes. In addition, Argentine midfielder Esekiel Barco scored for the Red-Whites.

Thus, "Spartak" with 28 points from 15 matches played is on the fifth line in the RPL standings. "Lokomotiv" - in third place with 34 points. Zenit tops the standings with 39 points.

Poker - four goals scored by one player in one match.

It is noted that the last Spartak player to score four goals in one game was striker Alexander Shirko. He managed to make a poker in a match against Tyumen in September 1998.

Earlier in the day, Rostov won 2-1 over CSKA Moscow in a match of the 16th round of the Russian Football Championship. The meeting was held at the stadium "VEB Arena". The first goal was scored by the home team's defender Kellwen in the fourth minute of the match. Egor Golenkov equalized the score in the 77th minute. In the 89th minute, Golenkov scored the second goal and brought victory to his team.

Before that, on November 11, it was reported that six teams will take part in a friendly Winter Cup of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The tournament will be held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) in February 2025. Zenit, Rostov, Dynamo, Spartak, CSKA and Krasnodar will take part in it.