Match Report
In the standings it was Zenit 3rd on 7 points, Málaga 1st on 12 — separated by 5. Zenit had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Zenit were scoring 1 and conceding 1.5, Málaga 2 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Stadion Petrovskij in Saint Petersburg, capacity 24,000, hosted the game. Málaga led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.