Match Report
Zenit Petersburg U19 went into the game 4th in the table on 1 points; Atl. Madrid U19 sat 1st on 13 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Zenit Petersburg U19 sat only 29th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Zenit Petersburg U19 were scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.83, Atl. Madrid U19 2.83 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.72 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Petrovskij in Saint Petersburg (capacity 24,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zenit Petersburg U19 led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-4.