Spartak Moscow 3 - 0 MSK Zilina
Ari hits brace for Spartak
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Ari celebrates his double for Spartak.
| Match Stats | ||
| Spartak Moscow | MSK Zilina | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 24(11) | 11(0) |
| Fouls | 12 | 14 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 2 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 63% | 37% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 8 |
| Match Information |
| Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: Match Time: 16:30 GMT Referee: Martin Hansson |
| Teams | |
| Spartak Moscow | MSK Zilina |
| 81 Andrej Dykan | 30 Martin Dubravka |
| 17 Marek Suchy | 23 Ondrej Sourek |
| 19 Nicolas Pareja | 15 Jozef Piacek |
| 16 Evgeniy Makeyev | 6 Patrick Mraz |
| 15 Sergey Parshivlyuk | 5 Lubomir Guldan |
| 9 Ari | 37 Sergio Vittor |
| 5 Aleksandr Sheshukov | 3 Mario Pecalka |
| 11 Welliton | 14 Tomas Oravec |
| 12 Alex Raphael Meschini | 12 Robert Jez |
| 99 Dmitriy Kombarov | 10 Tomas Majtan |
| 64 Aiden McGeady | 9 Emil Rilke |
| Substitutes | |
| 7 Ibson | Vladimir Leitner 7 |
| 3 Martin Stranzl | Martin Vyskocil 11 |
| 6 Renat Sabitov | Admir Vladavic 44 |
| 2 Cristián Maidana | Momodou Ceesay 18 |
| 27 Zhano Ananidze | Martin Krnac 22 |
| 56 Aleksandr Belenov | Stanislav Angelovic 2 |
| 18 Andrey Ivanov | Stefan Zosák 27 |
| Substitutions | |
| Ibson for Welliton (67) | Momodou Ceesay for Mario Pecalka (45) |
| Cristián Maidana for Dmitriy Kombarov (84) | Admir Vladavic for Emil Rilke (65) |
| Renat Sabitov for Aleksandr Sheshukov (90) | Stanislav Angelovic for Tomas Majtan (81) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Lubomir Guldan (17) | |
| Mario Pecalka (41) | |
| · Club Squads: Spartak Moscow | MSK Zilina | |
Updated: September 28, 2010, 7:47 AM GMT
Brazilian striker Ari struck twice as Spartak Moscow stepped up their push for a place in the Champions League knock-out stages against a Zilina side who were overrun.Ari's compatriot Welliton had been the player Zilina feared the most, after his 16 goals in 17 domestic league appearances for Spartak this year.But former AZ Alkmaar frontman Ari was the player who made the difference between the teams, scoring in each half as the Russians took their points tally to six from two matches, ahead of home and away fixtures with Chelsea.
Ibson, another Brazilian, added a late third to emphasise the difference between the teams.
Spartak beat Marseille 1-0 in their opening group game, hinting at their strength, while Zilina were downed 4-1 away by Chelsea.
Although Slovakia recently beat Russia in the qualifying group stage for Euro 2012, their national champions have yet not looked up to scratch for this competition.
With pace to spare in their attack, Spartak got in among the Zilina defence early on.
Shots from Aleksandr Sheshukov and Sergei Parshivlyuk carried threat, while Aiden McGeady's pace tormented the visitors.
Welliton went close soon before the opening goal, when his left-footed half-volley was parried out by Martin Dubravka.
Ari made the breakthrough after 34 minutes when Alex's left-footed corner from the right found him around 15 yards from goal beyond the far post, from where he sent a looping header over Dubravka.
Defender Patrik Mraz might have done better but stationed himself behind the line, and by the time the ball reached him it had entered the goal, making his prodded clearance worthless.
Spartak pushed for a second goal but it did not arrive until the 61st minute, with Ari again the man on target.
Alex swung a fine lofted pass from a central position to Dmitri Kombarov stationed on the left flank, and he wasted no time in firing over a probing low cross which Ari, attacking the far post, swept in from close range.
It was nearly 3-0 in the 75th minute when Alex unleashed a 20-yard strike which hit Jozef Piacek on its way through to Dubravka, seemingly close to the defender's arm, and the goalkeeper pushed the ball against his left-hand post.
Ibson had replaced Welliton by that stage, and in the 89th minute he condemned Zilina to a second successive three-goal European defeat with a sweet finish on the run after Christian Maidana angled in a perfect cross from the left.
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