MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti) - Spartak...
when Vladimir Kuzmichev capitalized on a mistake in the home defense.But the visitors had Brazilian defender Luiz Ricardo da Silva sent off for two bookable offenses with 12 minutes to go and could only hold out for 10 of them before the Railwaymen"s pressure told through Sychev.
The draw means Lokomotiv could slip from the fifth and final European place if FC Moskva win at Luzhniki against CSKA Moscow on Sunday. The army club lies fourth, however, and although its title hopes are fading it will be fighting for the third Champions League spot, with Zenit St. Petersburg just three points ahead.
The 2007 champions host Spartak Nalchik in St. Petersburg and anything but a win will seriously hurt their hopes of winning the league for the second time. Zenit are four points off Rubin and six behind Spartak, who they face in the final two games of the season.
Saturday"s results
Krylya Sovetov 2-0 Terek Grozny
Khimki 0-3 Spartak Moscow