UEFA Champions League

Zenit St Petersburg vs Club Brugge, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Zenit St Petersburg
  • 74': Ethan Horvath (OG)
FT
1 - 2
Club Brugge
  • 63': Emmanuel Dennis
  • 90'+3': Charles De Ketelaere

Club Brugge stun wasteful Zenit with late winner

Club Brugge made a perfect start to their Champions League Group F campaign with a 2-1 win over Zenit St. Petersburg.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Ruud Vormer.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 6': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Daniil Krugovoy.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 10': Offside, Club Brugge. Charles De Ketelaere tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Clinton Mata (Club Brugge).
  • 11': Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 13': Mats Rits (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
  • 13': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 22': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
  • 22': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
  • 25': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 27': Krépin Diatta (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 33': Foul by Mats Rits (Club Brugge).
  • 33': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Mats Rits (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 38': Federico Ricca (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruud Vormer with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Mikhail Kerzhakov.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 42': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eduard Sobol.
  • 44': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Club Brugge. Charles De Ketelaere tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 0, Club Brugge 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Zenit St Petersburg 0, Club Brugge 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 49': Offside, Club Brugge. Hans Vanaken tries a through ball, but Eduard Sobol is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
  • 49': Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 53': Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 57': Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Daniil Krugovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
  • 60': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 63': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Club Brugge 1. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
  • 67': Hand ball by Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruud Vormer with a headed pass.
  • 68': Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 71': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 72': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  • 72': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Wendel replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 73': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
  • 74': Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Wendel.
  • 74': Own Goal by Ethan Horvath, Club Brugge. Zenit St Petersburg 1, Club Brugge 1.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Rits.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 76': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
  • 77': Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 78': Substitution, Club Brugge. Noa Lang replaces Krépin Diatta.
  • 78': Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wendel with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Club Brugge. Youssouph Mamadou Badji replaces Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
  • 82': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 82': Youssouph Mamadou Badji (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 85': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
  • 85': Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Club Brugge 2. Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Club Brugge 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Club Brugge 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 1
48 Possession 52
13 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
330 Accurate Passes 365
453 Passes 482
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
17 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
75 Long Balls 80
32 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 14
23 Effective Clearances 15
23 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 16,682

Line-Ups

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (4-4-2)

No. Name
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK)
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
6 Dejan Lovren Yellow Card
4 Danil Krugovoi
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev
27 Magomed Ozdoev
5 Wilmar Barrios
11 Sebastián Driussi
14 Daler Kuzyaev
22 Artem Dzyuba
7 Sardar Azmoun
Zenit St Petersburg Substitutes:
Leon Musaev, Andrey Lunev, Aleksandr Erokhin, Daniil Shamkin, Andrei Mostovoy, Wendel, Alexdaner Vasyutin, Danila Prokhin, Alex Sutormin.

BRU Club Brugge (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Ethan Horvath (GK)
18 Federico Ricca
44 Brandon Mechele
2 Eduard Sobol
77 Clinton Mata Yellow Card
26 Mats Rits Yellow Card
20 Hans Vanaken Yellow Card
25 Ruud Vormer
42 Emmanuel Dennis Yellow Card
90 Charles De Ketelaere
11 Krépin Diatta
Club Brugge Substitutes:
Senne Lammens, Éder Balanta, Siebe Schrijvers, Noa Lang, Nathan Fuakala, Nick Shinton, Ignace van der Brempt, Youssouph Badji, Thibo Baeten, Maxim De Cuyper, Thomas Van Den Keybus, David Okereke.

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