Spartak Moscow eased to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Rodina Moscow in the Premier Liga, with three different scorers. The home side controlled the game from start to finish, enjoying the lion's share of possession and creating numerous chances.
Marquinhos Costa opened the scoring in the 24th minute, finishing a move started by Esequiel Barco. Rodina Moscow held firm for much of the second half, but Christopher Martins Pereira doubled the lead in the 79th minute from Alexander Djiku's assist. Danil Prutsev added a third in the 86th minute, with Roman Zobnin providing the pass.
The statistics underline Spartak's dominance: they had 60% possession, 26 total shots (9 on target) to Rodina's 7 (4 on target), and won 12 corners to 4. Rodina's goalkeeper made 6 saves to keep the scoreline respectable, but Spartak's pressure was relentless.
