"Zenit" defeated "Spartak" in the Super Cup match via a penalty… (зенит · спартак · пенальти)
"Zenit" defeated "Spartak" in the Super Cup match via a penalty shootout series. The St. Petersburg Zenit beat Moscow Spartak in the Russian Football Super Cup match by a score of 3-2 after regular time ended in a 1-1 draw.
Consensus
- The match was played between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Spartak Moscow for the Russian Super Cup.
- The game took place in Nizhny Novgorod.
- The result after regular time was a 1-1 draw.
- A penalty shootout decided the winner.
- Zenit won the shootout 4:2 according to Vedomosti and 3:2 according to Kommersant, but both sources agree Zenit won the trophy.
- Alexander Sobolev scored the equalizing goal in stoppage time from a penalty for Zenit.
Points of divergence
- Sobolev provoked a mass brawl with opponents after scoring his penalty, which is not mentioned in other sources. — vm
- The match was won by Zenit 4:2 in the shootout, and goalkeeper Denis Adamov saved penalties from Nail Umyarov and Igor Dmitriev; this detail is absent in other sources. — vm
- Sobolev scored the equalizing penalty on the last minute of regular time, but the shootout ended 3:2 rather than 4:2 as reported by Vedomosti and vm. — kommersant
- The final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New York is under threat of relocation due to wildfires in Canada, which is unrelated to the football match. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Zenit defeated Spartak and became the holder of the Russian Super Cup for the tenth time — Ведомости
- Sobolev Returns 'Zenit' to the Game in Super Cup Match, Also Decides Series Outcome on Penalties — Фонтанка
- Zenit wins the Russian Football Super Cup for a record-extending tenth time in history — Вечерняя Москва
- Zenit defeats Spartak to win the Russian Super Cup — Коммерсантъ