The key facts

  • Zenit beat Baltika away 3:2 in an RPL Path match of the Russian Cup
  • Felipe Augusto scored a brace; Baltika's goals came from Ilya Kirsh and Ilya Porokhov
  • Zenit tops Group C with 14 points, Baltika is third with six

Zenit's away win in Kaliningrad

St. Petersburg's Zenit, playing away, defeated Kaliningrad's Baltika 3:2 in a group-stage match of the RPL Path of the Russian Cup, Gazeta.Ru reports. The match took place in Kaliningrad.

Course of the match

Daniil Kondakov opened the scoring in the 30th minute. In the second half, Felipe Augusto doubled the St. Petersburg side's lead, but Ilya Kirsh pulled one back. Late in the match, Augusto completed his brace, and Ilya Porokhov set the final score in stoppage time. Gazeta.Ru ran a live broadcast of the game.

Standings

After this win, Zenit sits first in Group C with 14 points. Samara's Krylia Sovetov are second with nine points, Baltika are third with six, and Makhachkala's Dinamo closes the group with one point. In the final round of the group stage, Zenit will play away against Krylia Sovetov. Earlier, a veteran of Moscow's Spartak highlighted Zenit's key quality in the fight for the championship.