Spartak beat Torpedo 3-1 in the 23rd round of the Russian Premier League. Referee Pavel Shadykhanov awarded three penalties in 32 minutes.

Spartak coach Pep Klotet was sent off for arguing with the referee. Lokomotiv beat Orenburg 3-0, Dynamo beat Nizhny Novgorod 1-0. CSKA and Sochi will face each other in the next round without a coach on the bench.. Dynamo's substitutions helped the Muscovites to turn the match.