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Zenit Dominates Sochi in Decisive Victory
Zenit triumphed over FC Sochi at the Fisht Olympic Stadium with a victory that reflected their superiority on the field. The match, corresponding to matchday 12 of the Russian Premier League, ended with a scoreline that underlines the dominance of the visiting team.
From the start, Zenit showed their intention to take all three points. N. Alip opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a goal that set the tone for his team. Despite the yellow card shown to Pedrinho in the 29th minute, Zenit maintained their composure and continued to create danger.
In the second half, Gustavo Mantuan extended Zenit’s lead by converting a penalty in the 54th minute. FC Sochi, although attempting to react, were overwhelmed by Zenit’s defensive solidity and offensive creativity. The yellow card for F. Kamano just before halftime did little to improve the home team’s situation.
Finally, A. Mostovoy sealed Zenit’s victory by converting another penalty in the 86th minute, consolidating a dominant performance by the team from St. Petersburg. Zenit controlled possession with 65% compared to Sochi’s 35%, and generated more scoring opportunities, with 10 total shots compared to the home team’s 6. The victory strengthens Zenit’s position in the Premier League table.
Substitutions zenit: at minute 39 M. Cassierra came in and L. Gondou went out., at minute 73 M. Glushenkov came in and A. Mostovoy went out., at minute 73 Gustavo Mantuan came in and V. Drkusic went out., at minute 87 Luiz Henrique came in and A. Sobolev went out., at minute 87 Pedrinho came in and Gerson went out.
Substitutions fc sochi: at minute 46 M. Mukhin came in and D. Vasiljev went out., at minute 73 R. Ezhov came in and A. Kovalenko went out., at minute 73 M. Ignatov came in and K. Zaika went out., at minute 85 F. Kamano came in and Z. Fedorov went out., at minute 85 Y. Attiyat Allah came in and A. Makarchuk went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Sochi
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Zenit
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