Zenit St Petersburg vs Malmö FF, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Zenit cruise to 4-0 win over 10-man Malmo
Zenit St Petersburg notched the first win of their Champions League Group H campaign with a 4-0 victory over Swedish side Malmo FF.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
- 2': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Franz Brorsson.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 6': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Anders Christiansen (Malmö) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 7': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Larsson with a cross.
- 7': Attempt saved. Anders Christiansen (Malmö) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
- 7': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
- 7': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba with a headed pass.
- 9': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Malmö 0. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
- 13': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 14': Attempt saved. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudinho.
- 14': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 15': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
- 15': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Anders Christiansen (Malmö) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jo Inge Berget with a headed pass.
- 21': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 21': Foul by Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 21': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jo Inge Berget.
- 23': Bonke Innocent (Malmö) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 24': Attempt missed. Erdal Rakip (Malmö) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 25': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 28': Erdal Rakip (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 29': Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
- 30': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
- 30': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Erdal Rakip (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
- 32': Attempt saved. Erdal Rakip (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
- 35': Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Malmö).
- 36': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 36': Dangerous play by Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 36': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho.
- 41': Attempt missed. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wendel.
- 42': Attempt missed. Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Malcom.
- 44': Attempt missed. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Malmö 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Zenit St Petersburg 1, Malmö 0.
- 49': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 49': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 2, Malmö 0. Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yaroslav Rakitskiy following a corner.
- 50': Hand ball by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Malmö).
- 52': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Anel Ahmedhodzic (Malmö).
- 53': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Malmö) is shown the red card.
- 53': Attempt missed. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
- 55': Substitution, Malmö. Martin Olsson replaces Erdal Rakip.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho with a cross.
- 57': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Eric Larsson (Malmö).
- 61': Foul by Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 61': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
- 62': Substitution, Malmö. Sergio Peña replaces Bonke Innocent.
- 63': Substitution, Malmö. Abdul Malik Abubakari replaces Antonio-Mirko Colak.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
- 63': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Anders Christiansen (Malmö).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho.
- 64': Attempt saved. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
- 67': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
- 69': Abdul Malik Abubakari (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 70': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Abdul Malik Abubakari (Malmö) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Peña.
- 72': Attempt saved. Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
- 74': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö).
- 75': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Claudinho.
- 75': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Sardar Azmoun replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 77': Attempt saved. Sergio Peña (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Larsson.
- 78': Abdul Malik Abubakari (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 79': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
- 80': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 3, Malmö 0. Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 83': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 83': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Kirill Kravtsov replaces Aleksey Sutormin.
- 84': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 84': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Douglas Santos.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Sergio Peña (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Malik Abubakari.
- 85': Foul by Franz Brorsson (Malmö).
- 85': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Franz Brorsson (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Malmö. Noah Eile replaces Franz Brorsson because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Malmö. Adi Nalic replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
- 89': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
- 89': Foul by Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 89': Jo Inge Berget (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Mostovoy with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Johan Dahlin.
- 90'+1': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Adi Nalic.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 90'+1': Sergio Peña (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wendel.
- 90'+3': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniil Krugovoy.
- 90'+4': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 4, Malmö 0. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 4, Malmö 0.
- 0': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 4, Malmö 0.
Statistics
MAL |
ZEN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 45 | Possession | 55 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 461 | Passes | 552 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 10 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 10 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 23 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 15,339
Line-Ups
Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
| 2 | Dmitriy Chistyakov |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 8 | Wendel |
| 14 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 19 | Alex Sutormin |
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| 11 | Claudinho |
| 10 | Malcom |
Malmö FF (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Johan Dahlin (GK) |
| 24 | Lasse Nielsen |
| 31 | Franz Brorsson |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 32 | Jo Inge Berget |
| 2 | Eric Larsson |
| 7 | Erdal Rakip |
| 10 | Anders Christiansen |
| 20 | Innocent Bonke |
| 19 | Veljko Birmancevic |
| 9 | Antonio-Mirko Colak |
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