The first match within the 15th round of the Russian championship ended with a score of 5: 1. Zenit and Nizhny Novgorod met on the field, which is coached by Alexander Kerzhakov. The victory was won by footballers from St. Petersburg.
Malcolm opened the scoring – on the 24th minute the ball flew into the Nizhny Novgorod goal. Dziuba scored on the 34th, doubling Zenit’s advantage. Five minutes later, Kozlov from Nizhny Novgorod scored one goal, but the club’s luck ended there. In extra time of the first half, Dzyuba scored a goal again, and, apparently, decided not to stop there, so he scored his third goal in the 59th minute. The last goal was for Chistyakov.
Last time at the Yekaterinburg Arena Zenit failed to defeat Ural and the match ended in a draw.
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