English:
Zenit Secures Victory in Nizhny Novgorod with Solid Possession
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – In a match held at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Zenit emerged victorious against Nizhny Novgorod in a game corresponding to matchday 16 of the Russian Premier League. The team from Saint Petersburg dominated possession with 66% compared to their opponent’s 34%, which translated into greater control of the game.
The first half passed without goals, but with a yellow card for Zenit’s Wendel in the 20th minute. The second half saw the opening of the scoring by Zenit’s M. Glushenkov in the 48th minute, thanks to an assist from Luiz Henrique. Zenit extended their lead in the 69th minute with a goal from Wendel. Nizhny Novgorod, although trying to react with 11 shots, only managed to direct three on target. Zenit, for its part, made 8 shots, of which 5 were on target. The refereeing of the match, in charge of Inal Tanashev, showed two yellow cards to Zenit (Wendel and Gerson) and none to Nizhny Novgorod. Zenit accumulated 9 fouls compared to Nizhny Novgorod’s 22.
The match ended with a Zenit victory.
Substitutions nizhny novgorod: at minute 64 V. Grulev came in and R. Cephas went out., at minute 74 A. Ivlev came in and N. Ermakov went out., at minute 90 L. Ticic came in and N. Kalinski went out., at minute 90 M. Shnaptsev came in and V. Pigas went out.
Substitutions zenit: at minute 74 Wendel came in and A. Mostovoy went out., at minute 82 M. Glushenkov came in and A. Erokhin went out., at minute 83 A. Sobolev came in and L. Gondou went out., at minute 90 Gerson came in and Y. Mikhailov went out., at minute 90 R. Vega came in and Y. Gorshkov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nizhny Novgorod
Zenit
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