The players of “Spartak” defeated “Torpedo” with a score of 2:1 in the match of the 23rd round of the World RPL. The meeting took place on April 15 at the Luzhniki stadium.
According to “SE”, Keita Balde opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Before the whistle for a break, Roman Zobnin scored from the penalty spot (45+1). It is noted that this ball has become the 1000th for Spartak in the RPL since 2002.
In this first half, the red-whites hit penalties three times. However, Balde and Ruslan Litvinov failed to realize their attempts.
In the “Torpedo” in extra time at the end of the meeting scored Ilya Serafimovich.
The spectators saw three red cards in the match at once: two of them were shown to Ruslan Litvinov and Martins, the team’s coach Pep Clotet earned a removal from Torpedo.
At the moment, Spartak is third in the table with 45 points. “Torpedo” is on the last, 16th line, with 13 points.
The next match “Spartak” will hold on April 24. Red-whites will host “Krasnodar”. Players “Torpedo” will visit the “Khimki”.