Batrakov's hat-trick brought Lokomotiv victory over Spartak

A hat-trick by the midfielder of the football club (FC) Lokomotiv Alexei Batrakov brought his team victory in the derby with FC Spartak. The match in the fourth round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) took place on Saturday, August 9th.

The match ended with a score of 4:2. For Lokomotiv, in addition to Batrakov's three goals (in the 18th, 79th and 86th minutes), Dmitry Vorobyov scored in the 49th minute, as noted by Sport-Express.

In the Spartak team, Christopher Martins scored in the 26th minute and Ezequiel Barco scored from the penalty spot in the 78th minute.

Three from Baltika: the defeat of Spartak and the leadership of Lokomotiv

Kaliningrad continued to take points away from the favorites, "railwaymen" beat the champion, "Rostov" could not upset Karpin.

Earlier that day, FC Akhmat from the city of Grozny defeated FC Zenit from St. Petersburg. The match ended with a score of 1-0, the score opened thanks to an own goal by defender of the St. Petersburg team Vanya Drkusic.

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