Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Zenit 1st with 68 points, CSKA Moskva 5th with 51, 17 apart.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for CSKA Moskva. Defeat had not touched Zenit in 9 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 2 CSKA Moskva wins, 3 for Zenit, 8 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 23% of meetings won.
The venue was VEB Arena, with room for 30,457 spectators. The referee was I. Tanashev, with 41 matches in our database and 1.6 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
CSKA Moskva: Ivan Oblyakov (4') · Zenit: Igor Diveev (30'), Aleksandr Sobolev (51'), Luiz Henrique (60')
Key stats
Possession: CSKA Moskva 43% · Zenit 57% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 2-7