The game took place at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow between Zenit the current champions and Lokomotiv holders of the Russian Cup. 48,000 fans were in attendance and set a new record for a Super Cup match. 

Andrei Arshavin scored the opening goal on 34 minutes and Zenit went into half-time 1-0 up. Rodolfo equalised for the Railwaymen on 69 minutes before Pavel Pogrebnyak scored the winner on 82 minutes. 

This success set the tone for the season and Zenit went on to lift the UEFA Cup that season.

The team on that day were:

Vyacheslav Malafeev, Ivica Krizanac, Tomas Gubochan, Alexander Anyukov, Radek Sirl, Anatoly Tymoshchuk, Konstantin Zyryanov, Viktor Fayzulin, Roman Shirokov, Andrei Arshavin, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Kamil Contofalski, Alexander Gorshkov, Igor Denisov, Vladislav Radimov, Fernando Ricksen, Alexei Ionov, Li Ho. 

Head Coach: Dick Advocaat.