The players of St. Petersburg “Zenith” and Moscow “Spartak” staged a fight following the results of the meeting in the final stage of the Cup of Russia. The meeting was held on November 27 in St. Petersburg.
The main time of the match ended in a draw, 0:0. On penalties, Zenit turned out to be stronger, winning with a score of 4: 2. According to Sport-Express, the decisive goal was scored by Zenit midfielder Zelimkhan Bakaev, a former pupil of Spartak.
However, after regular time, a fight broke out. Initially, there was a brawl between Spartak forward Shamar Nicholson and Zenit midfielder Wilmar Barrios. Then the rest of the players joined the wall along the wall growing to the conflict. Moreover, substitute players and even coaches also participated in the fight.
As a result of the fight, six players received red cards. With the help of the VAR system, the match referee Vladimir Moskalev removed Shamar Nicholson, Alexander Sobolev and Alexander Selikhov from Spartak from the field. Wilmar Barrios, Rodrigao and Malcolm were removed from Zenit.
A draw in regular time allowed Spartak to reach the playoffs of the Russian Cup in first place in Group B with 13 points. Zenit finished third with 11 points and advanced to the lower bracket of the playoffs.
In parallel with Zenit and Spartak, in the final round of the Russian Football Cup, CSKA will play with Sochi in Moscow, and Dynamo will play at their home field with Orenburg. And Lokomotiv will hold a meeting with Pari Nizhny Novgorod at its stadium.
