Sochi managed to turn the table against Zenit to win 2-1. It was Zenit to strike first with a goal of A. Dzyuba at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Terekhov gave the win to Sochi in the 71′ minute with a goal.
S. Azmoun received a red card (42′). This red card was one of the reason why Zenit lost the match.
The match was played on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Pavel Shadykhanov with the assistance of Valentin Murashov and Denis Bereznov. The 4th official was Konstantin Averjanov.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Zenit was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sochi that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Zenit was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Sochi was able to find the solution to win this match.
Zenit shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Sochi shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Zenit didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sochi received 4 yellow cards (S. Terekhov, K. Zaika, M. Cassierra and C. Noboa).
(Zenit) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (42′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Zenit will stay with 23 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Sochi will have 18 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Zenit will play away against Arsenal Tula on the 16th of October with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Zenit (2 draws).
Sochi will host Rostov on the 16th of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Sochi (1 draw).
Zenit – Formation
Zenit
79'
42'
45'
Zenit started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergei Semak decided to play with the following team: Stanislav Kritsyuk , Aleksei Sutormin , Dmitri Chistyakov , Yaroslav Rakitskiy , Douglas Santos , Wendel , Wílmar Barrios , Malcom , Daler Kuzyaev , Sardar Azmoun and Artem Dzyuba .
The home team had on the bench: Dejan Lovren, Daniil Kuznetsov, David Byazrov, Danil Krugovoy , Andrey Mostovoy , Mikhail Kerzhakov, Kirill Kravtsov , Danila Khotulev and Aleksandr Erokhin .
Substitutions
Zenit made 5 changes: D. Kuzyayev for A. Mostovoy (74′), Malcom for A. Erokhin (75′), W. Barrios for K. Kravtsov (79′), A. Sutormin for D. Krugovoy (79′) and Wendel for D. Kuznetsov (90′).
Best player: Malcom
The player that probably impressed the most for Zenit was Malcom.
His rating is with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Sochi – Formation
Sochi
44'
Sochi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Vladimir Fedotov played with: Soslan Dzhanaev , Danila Prokhin , Rodrigão Prado , Igor Yurganov , Kirill Zaika , Christian Noboa , Ibragim Tsallagov , Sergey Terekhov , Nikita Burmistrov , Mateo Cassierra and Dmitry Vorobyev .
They had on the bench: Artur Yusupov , Ivelin Popov , Timofey Margasov , Victorien Angban, Joãozinho , Nikolay Zabolotnyi, Mateo Barać, Denis Adamov, Pavel Shakuro and Emanuel Mammana.
Substitutions
Sochi made 4 changes: D. Vorobyev for I. Popov (62′), N. Burmistrov for T. Margasov (62′), D. Prokhin for A. Yusupov (62′) and K. Zaika for Joaozinho (66′).
Best player: Ibragim Tsallagov
The player that probably impressed the most for Sochi was Ibragim Tsallagov even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Zenit – Sochi – 1-2
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Rostov – 1-2
- Akhmat Grozny – Spartak Moskva – 0-1
- Ufa – Ural – 0-1
