"Rostov" defeated "Spartak" and reached the semifinals of the "RPL Way" of the Cup of Russia

Players of soccer club (FC) Rostov won in the return quarterfinal match of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Way of the Russian Cup against Spartak with a score of 2:1. About it on November 27 reports "Sport-Express".

The match was held in Rostov-on-Don at the Rostov Arena stadium. The hosts took the lead in the 19th minute when Kirill Shchetinin got into the penalty area and gave a pass to Egor Golenkov, who scored a goal against Alexander Selikhov. The guests' only goal was scored by Christopher Martins in the 56th minute.

"Rostov" defeated the Red and White on the sum of two meetings (the first match - 1:0) and reached the semifinals of the "RPL Way" of the Cup of Russia. "Spartak" will play in the second stage of the quarterfinals of the "Way of the regions" of the tournament.

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Earlier, on November 23, Spartak players defeated Lokomotiv 5-2 in the Russian Premier League (RPL) Round of 16 match thanks to a Costa Rican striker Manfred Alonso Ugalde's poker strike.

Earlier in the day, Rostov scored a 2-1 victory 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.