Spartak Moscow beat Ural Yekaterinburg 3-0 at Lukoil Arena during the first stage of the Fonbet Russian Cup regions path semifinal. Christopher Martins put Spartak ahead in the sixth minute. Marquinhos doubled their lead after 28 minutes with his first official goal for the team. Ezequiel Barco completed the scoring from the penalty spot just before halftime. Martins continues his impressive cup form with six goals in eight games.
Marquinhos had previously scored only in a friendly against the Uzbek team Nasaf. The Red-Whites face their next challenge against either CSKA Moscow or Dynamo Moscow, depending on which team loses its Premier League semifinal. CSKA currently leads that matchup after winning the first leg 2-1 at home. The deciding match will happen on April 16 at the VTB Arena.
Zenit remains the current cup holder after defeating Baltika Kaliningrad 2-1 in last season's final. Lokomotiv is the most successful club in tournament history, with nine cup victories. Spartak showed strong attacking play throughout the match. Their comfortable win puts them in a good position moving forward in the competition.
Marquinhos had previously scored only in a friendly against the Uzbek team Nasaf. The Red-Whites face their next challenge against either CSKA Moscow or Dynamo Moscow, depending on which team loses its Premier League semifinal. CSKA currently leads that matchup after winning the first leg 2-1 at home. The deciding match will happen on April 16 at the VTB Arena.
Zenit remains the current cup holder after defeating Baltika Kaliningrad 2-1 in last season's final. Lokomotiv is the most successful club in tournament history, with nine cup victories. Spartak showed strong attacking play throughout the match. Their comfortable win puts them in a good position moving forward in the competition.
