JEKATERINBURG. Zenit didn’t concede much to Ural to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Zenit was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Ekaterinburg Arena stadium in Jekaterinburg on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Igor Panin with the collaboration of Aleksey Stipidi and Aleksandr Bogdanov. The 4th official was Evgeni Bulanov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.8 degrees Celsius or 33.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Zenit was in firm control of the ball 64% while Ural was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Zenit was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Zenit to win the contest.
Ural shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Zenit shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Ural received 1 yellow card (A. Egorychev). On the other side, Zenit received 2 yellow cards (D. Chistyakov and Y. Rakitsky).
Also, Zenit didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Claudinho (Zenit) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (51′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ural will have 11 points to gain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Zenit will have 30 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Ural will play away against Krylya Sovetov on the 20th of November with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Ural (8 draws).
Zenit will host FK Nizjni Novgorod on the 19th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.
Ural – Formation
Ural
70'
20'
Ural started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Igor Shalimov decided to play with the following team: Ilya Pomazun , Denys Kulakov , Arsen Adamov , Ivan Kuzmichev , Artem Mamin , Leo Goglichidze , Andrey Egorychev , Branko Jovičić , Rafał Augustyniak , Kirill Kolesnichenko and Eric Bicfalvi .
The home team had on the bench: Artem Maksimenko, Vyacheslav Podberezkin, Yuri Zheleznov , Luka Gagnidze , Ramazan Gadzimuradov , Vladimir Panov, Vladimir Rykov, Yaroslav Godzyur, Artem Shmykov and Aleksey Evseev.
Substitutions
Ural made 3 changes: B. Jovicic for L. Gagnidze (70′), A. Egorychev for R. Gadzhimuradov (74′) and K. Kolesnichenko for Y. Zheleznov (81′).
Best player: Rafał Augustyniak
The player that probably impressed the most for Ural was Rafał Augustyniak.
His rating is with 49 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Zenit – Formation
Zenit
51'
Zenit started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Sergei Semak played with: Mikhail Kerzhakov , Dejan Lovren , Dmitri Chistyakov , Yaroslav Rakitskiy , Vyacheslav Karavaev , Wendel , Wílmar Barrios , Danil Krugovoy , Claudinho , Sardar Azmoun and Artem Dzyuba .
These were the players on the bench: Aleksandr Erokhin , Daniil Odoevski, Daniil Kuznetsov, Aleksei Sutormin, Malcom , Danila Khotulev, Andrey Mostovoy , Kirill Kravtsov and David Byazrov.
Substitutions
Zenit made 3 changes: Y. Rakitsky for Malcom (46′), A. Dzyuba for A. Erokhin (46′) and Wendel for A. Mostovoy (86′).
Best player: Mikhail Kerzhakov
The player that probably impressed the most for Zenit was the goalkeeper: Mikhail Kerzhakov. His rating is 7.63. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Akhmat Grozny – FK Nizjni Novgorod – 3-1
- Spartak Moskva – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-1
- Rostov – Rubin Kazan’ – 5-1
- Ural – Zenit – 0-0
