Ïèòåðöû íè÷åãî íå ñìîãëè ïðîòèâîïîñòàâèòü íàïîðó òîëüÿòòèíöåâ. È õîòÿ íà 37-é ìèíóòå Ñïèâàê äàæå âûâåë êëóá ñ áåðåãîâ Íåâû âïåðåä, áîëüøåãî "Çåíèò" äîáèòüñÿ íå ñìîã, óñòóïèâ â èòîãå â äîïîëíèòåëüíîå âðåìÿ.
Ïîõîæå, ðàçíèöà â êëàññå ìåæäó êîìàíäàìè ïðåìüåð-ëèãè è íèçøèõ äèâèçèîíîâ ñîêðàùàåòñÿ. Îá ýòîì ãîâîðèò õîòÿ áû òîò ôàêò, ÷òî âñå ïîáåäû ïðåäñòàâèòåëåé ýëèòû (êðîìå âûèãðûøà "Ñïàðòàêà") áûëè îäåðæàíû ñ ìèíèìàëüíûì ñ÷åòîì. Íå ïîñëåäíþþ ðîëü òóò ñûãðàëî íåäàâíî ââåäåííîå ïðàâèëî, ñîãëàñíî êîòîðîìó èãðà ïðîõîäèò íà ïîëå êîìàíäû, âûñòóïàþùåé â áîëåå ñëàáîì äèâèçèîíå.
À âîò îñòàëüíûå ðåçóëüòàòû: "Ñïàðòàê" (Ìîñêâà) - "Óðàëàí" - 4:0, "Ñïàðòàê" (Íàëü÷èê) - "Êðûëüÿ Ñîâåòîâ" - 0:1, "Äèíàìî" (Ñàíêò-Ïåòåðáóðã) - "Ðîñòñåëüìàø" - 2:3, "Ìåòàëëóðã" (Ëèïåöê) - "Õèìêè" - 0:4, "Òîìü" - "Ñîêîë" - 0:1, "Ðóáèí" - "Ñàòóðí-REN TV" - 0:1.
 ÷åòâåðòüôèíàëàõ âñòðå÷àþòñÿ: "Ëàäà" (Òîëüÿòòè) - "Ñàòóðí-REN TV" (Ðàìåíñêîå), "Ñïàðòàê" (Ìîñêâà) - "Ñîêîë" (Ñàðàòîâ), "Õèìêè" (Ïîäìîñêîâüå) - "Ðîñòñåëüìàø" (Ðîñòîâ-íà-Äîíó), ñîïåðíèê "Êðûëüåâ Ñîâåòîâ" åùå íå îïðåäåëèëñÿ.
×ÅÌÏÈÎÍÀÒ ÐÎÑÑÈÈ. ÏÐÅÌÜÅÐ-ËÈÃÀ
È Â Í Ï Ì Î
1. Ëîêîìîòèâ 26 16 8 2 38-11 56
2. ÖÑÊÀ 26 17 3 6 52-24 54
3. Ñïàðòàê 27 15 7 5 45-33 52
4. Êðûëüÿ Ñîâåòîâ 26 13 3 10 35-30 42
5. Ñàòóðí-REN TV 26 12 6 8 37-31 42
6. Äèíàìî 26 12 4 10 36-29 40
7. Òîðïåäî 26 11 7 8 42-31 40
8. Øèííèê 26 10 7 9 35-35 37
9. Ðîòîð 26 9 5 12 23-29 32
10. Çåíèò 26 8 8 10 33-35 32
11. Óðàëàí 26 6 11 9 31-36 29
12. Àëàíèÿ 25 7 5 13 29-37 26
13. Ðîñòñåëüìàø 26 6 8 12 25-45 26
14. Òîðïåäî-ÇÈË 27 5 10 12 18-35 25
15. Àíæè 27 4 9 14 20-41 21
16. Ñîêîë 26 4 7 15 21-38 19
"Ëîêîìîòèâ" - "Òîðïåäî-ÇÈË" - 3:0 (Ëîñüêîâ, 40, Æóëèî Ñåçàð, 45, Ïèìåíîâ, 64).
