Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Rostov in the Russian Cup RPL Path group stage match.
The match held in Moscow ended with a score of 3:1.
The red-green team scored goals from Timur Suleymanov and Anton Miranchuk in the first half. 15 minutes after the break, Maxim Glushenkov brought the score to a devastating point. Five minutes before the final whistle, Rostov player Maxim Osipenko played one goal back.
In the Russian Cup Group B ranking, Lokomotiv is in fifth place with 10 points. Ekaterinburg Ural is in second place with eight points. In additional indicators “Rostov” is inferior to “Ural”. Kazan “Rubin” closes the group with four points. The club from the capital of Tatarstan has already lost the chance to continue competing in the next stage of the tournament.
In the next round, Lokomotiv will play at home against Rubin and the match will take place on November 1. Rostov will host Ural. The match will be played on November 2.
The current winner of the tournament is CSKA Moscow. In the decisive match, Vladimir Fedotov’s team beat Krasnodar in a penalty shootout.
Previously Zenit defeated Baltika In the Russian Cup match.