UEFA Champions League

Malmö FF vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Malmö FF
  • 28': Soren Rieks
FT
1 - 1
Zenit St Petersburg
  • Red Card 86': Dmitriy Chistyakov
  • 90'+2': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (P)

Zenit qualify for Europa League following draw with Malmo

A last-gasp penalty by Yaroslav Rakitskiy earned 10-man Zenit St Petersburg a 1-1 draw at Malmo FF in their Champions League Group H clash.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Douglas Santos tries a through ball, but Wendel is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
  • 2': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Sören Rieks.
  • 8': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Sergio Peña (Malmö).
  • 9': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 11': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
  • 11': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 12': Foul by Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 12': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskiy tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 13': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 17': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Eric Larsson (Malmö).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 20': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Sergio Peña (Malmö).
  • 24': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
  • 24': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
  • 28': Goal! Malmö 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Sören Rieks (Malmö) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 31': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
  • 31': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
  • 35': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
  • 36': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 36': Niklas Moisander (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
  • 45': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
  • 45'+1': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Malmö 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Malmö 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Dejan Lovren.
  • 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Claudinho.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy.
  • 49': Penalty Zenit St Petersburg. Wendel draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Johan Dahlin (Malmö) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Johan Dahlin (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Penalty saved! Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Foul by Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 54': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Bonke Innocent (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 55': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Malmö) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Peña.
  • 61': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Wendel tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 62': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 62': Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eric Larsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
  • 66': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Sören Rieks (Malmö).
  • 68': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Substitution, Malmö. Martin Olsson replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 70': Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Franz Brorsson (Malmö).
  • 72': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
  • 72': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Niklas Moisander (Malmö).
  • 74': Niklas Moisander (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskiy tries a through ball, but Malcom is caught offside.
  • 76': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Franz Brorsson.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Malmö. Erdal Rakip replaces Sergio Peña.
  • 79': Foul by Martin Olsson (Malmö).
  • 79': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 81': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
  • 83': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 85': Hand ball by Martin Olsson (Malmö).
  • 85': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 86': Second yellow card to Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) for a bad foul.
  • 88': Penalty Zenit St Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Eric Larsson (Malmö) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': VAR Decision: Penalty Zenit St Petersburg.
  • 90': Sören Rieks (Malmö) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Eric Larsson (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Malmö 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Malmö. Franz Brorsson tries a through ball, but Sören Rieks is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Malcom.
  • 90'+4': Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Franz Brorsson (Malmö).
  • 90'+7': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Mikhail Kerzhakov tries a through ball, but Andrey Mostovoy is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 90'+8': Martin Olsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Malmö 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Malmö 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 2
54.8 Possession 45.2
9 SHOTS 4
3 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
387 Accurate Passes 311
475 Passes 402
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 62
33 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 23
11 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Eleda Stadion
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Attendance: 15,520

Line-Ups

MAL Malmö FF (5-4-1)

No. Name
27 Johan Dahlin (GK) Yellow Card
31 Franz Brorsson
4 Niklas Moisander Yellow Card
15 Anel Ahmedhodzic Yellow Card
5 Soren Rieks
2 Eric Larsson Yellow Card
20 Innocent Bonke
6 Oscar Lewicki
19 Veljko Birmancevic
8 Sergio Peña
9 Antonio-Mirko Colak
Malmö FF Substitutes:
Lasse Nielsen, Ismael Diawara, Erdal Rakip, Martin Olsson, Sebastian Nanasi, Adi Nalic, Peter Gwargis, Melker Ellborg, Noah Eile, Markus Björkqvist, Malik Abubakari.

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK)
2 Dmitriy Chistyakov Yellow Card
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
6 Dejan Lovren
8 Wendel Yellow Card
5 Wilmar Barrios
3 Douglas Santos
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev
22 Artem Dzyuba
11 Claudinho Yellow Card
10 Malcom
Zenit St Petersburg Substitutes:
Kirill Kravtsov, Aleksandr Erokhin, Alex Sutormin, Daler Kuzyaev, Daniil Kuznetsov, David Byazrov, Magomed Ozdoev, Danila Khotulev, Daniil Odoevskiy, Andrei Mostovoy, Danil Krugovoi.

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