Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Zenit U19 (3rd, 45 pts) and Rubin Kazan U19 (15th, 15 pts). Per game in the league, Zenit U19 were scoring 2.86 and conceding 1.32, Rubin Kazan U19 1.14 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Zenit U19 5, draws 0, Rubin Kazan U19 0, at 4.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Stadion SDYuShOR Smena (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zenit U19 led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Zenit U19: Yaroslav Koshevich (3'), Yaroslav Koshevich (6'), Timofey Khotulev (37'), Nikita Ivchenko (67'), Nikita I Ivchenko (90')
Key stats
Possession: Zenit U19 49% · Rubin Kazan U19 51% · Total shots: 17-5 · On target: 10-0 · Corners: 6-4