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Zenit Defeats Krasnodar in a Tense Match
Krasnodar, Russia – In a hard-fought match at the Ozon Arena, Zenit secured a significant victory over Krasnodar in the ninth round of the Russian Premier League. The match, refereed by Sergey Karasev, was characterized by intensity and a high number of yellow cards shown to both teams.
Despite Krasnodar maintaining greater ball possession (53% compared to Zenit’s 47%) and creating more goal-scoring opportunities (18 total shots against 7), Zenit’s effectiveness proved decisive. The first goal came in the 60th minute, scored by M. Glushenkov after an assist from Luiz Henrique. The match continued at a frenetic pace, evidenced by the multiple cautions issued to players from both sides. In the 88th minute, Luiz Henrique sealed the victory for Zenit with a goal, assisted this time by Glushenkov, after a game full of yellow cards in each of the times.
Krasnodar dominated in possession, had more shots and less shot efficiency (18 shots with 4 on goal compared to 7 shots with 3 on goal from Zenit) and committed more fouls (14 against 11). Zenit, more pragmatic, capitalized on their opportunities to take all three points. The victory gives Zenit an important boost in their pursuit of the league lead.
Substitutions fc krasnodar: at minute 65 N. Krivtsov came in and G. Perrin went out.
Substitutions zenit: at minute 72 Wendel came in and V. Drkusic went out., at minute 78 A. Sobolev came in and A. Mostovoy went out., at minute 90 Pedro came in and L. Gondou went out., at minute 90 M. Glushenkov came in and N. Alip went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Krasnodar
Zenit
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