In the central match of the fifth round of the Russian Premier League, Spartak and Zenit could not determine the stronger team. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the final minutes of the game at the Lukoil Arena stadium, the score remained tied at 2:2. Near the end of the match, Spartak came close to scoring a third goal, but the goal scored from the second shot after the penalty was disallowed.
Famous journalist Igor Rabiner shared his opinion on this situation. He wrote that Barko touched the ball twice while taking the penalty, so the decision to disallow the goal was correct.
Also, the awarding of the penalty was fair, as it was clear that Mantuan hit Umjarov's leg. After five rounds, Spartak has accumulated 5 points, while Zenit has 6 points.
In the current competition, Lokomotiv leads with 13 points.
