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10/12/2054, Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Friendly

Zenit Vs Sofia

Zenit play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: V Alekhine (GK) , N Novoseltsev (CB) , A Maliutin (CB) , Y Dolinsky (RB) , K Kravec (LB) , V Pavlovsky (CDM) , M Zelensky (CAM) , G Bobko (RM) , K Karp (LM) , G Chagin (ST) , D Shamburkin (ST) And the subs are: I Kruglyakov (CB) , K Balakshin (CB) , V Volchenkov (CM) , M Grigoryev (CM) , A Maliutin (ST)

Sofia play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: G Lamorte (GK) , D Oyekan (CB) , A Heidenreich (CB) , A Jouffroy (CB) , D Garces (CM) , J Abrego (CM) , S Lippi (CDM) , V Zola (CAM) , I Baumanis (RM) , A Leroux (LM) , Y Vasilenkov (ST) And the subs are: G Osvaldo (CB) , D Vladimirov (CB) , K Shakir (CM) , M Catalan (CM) , R Blech (ST)

Welcome to Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia where Zenit St Petersburg will face CSKA Sofia.  This is a friendly fixture.  The attendance is 43738.

1' - Zenit kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Vitali Pavlovsky passes the ball to Nikolai Novoseltsev.  Nikolai Novoseltsev plays a short pass to Yulian Dolinsky.  Yulian Dolinsky sees Georgiy Chagin making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Georgiy Chagin has strayed offside!  

8' - Ivan Baumanis finds Dave Oyekan with a long ball.  Dave Oyekan plays the ball to Joaquin Abrego.  Joaquin Abrego tries to beat Mikhail Zelensky using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

9' - Joaquin Abrego hits the ball from distance towards goal...and Joaquin Abrego scores!  That's a tremendous goal from the Sofia player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

9' - Zenit kick the ball off for the restart.  

15' - Nikolai Novoseltsev finds Konstantin Kravec with a short pass.  Konstantin Kravec finds Alik Maliutin with a short pass.  Alik Maliutin slides the ball to Vitali Pavlovsky.  Aldo Heidenreich successfully tackles Vitali Pavlovsky and takes the ball.  Aldo Heidenreich passes to Gianluca Lamorte.  Gianluca Lamorte sees Yasen á Vasilenkov making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Yasen á Vasilenkov is caught offside!  

17' - Georgiy Chagin plays the ball to Vitali Pavlovsky.  Vanni Zola dispossesses Vitali Pavlovsky and the ball goes loose.  Mikhail Zelensky runs with the ball, beating Diego Garces.  

25' - Sergio Lippi brings the ball forward, outpacing Georgiy Bobko.  

29' - Sergio Lippi plays the ball to Diego Garces.  Diego Garces curls in a cross, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

30' - Yasen á Vasilenkov attempts to use his skills to beat Mikhail Zelensky and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

30' - Yasen á Vasilenkov crosses the ball, but opposing player Vitali Pavlovsky takes possession.  

31' - Vitali Pavlovsky takes the ball past Aramis Leroux with a turn of pace, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Zenit.  

33' - Georgiy Chagin finds Nikolai Novoseltsev with a long ball.  Nikolai Novoseltsev spots a run from Mikhail Zelensky.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Mikhail Zelensky has strayed offside!  

35' - Ivan Baumanis finds Joaquin Abrego with a short pass.  Joaquin Abrego sees a run from Diego Garces.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

37' - Georgiy Chagin slides the ball to Vitali Pavlovsky.  Vitali Pavlovsky brings the ball forward, outpacing Sergio Lippi.  

38' - Vitali Pavlovsky sees a run from Koldan Karp.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Koldan Karp is caught offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Sofia kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Aramis Leroux slides the ball to Joaquin Abrego.  Joaquin Abrego passes to Aldo Heidenreich.  Aldo Heidenreich plays a long pass to Dave Oyekan.  Dave Oyekan spots a run from Aramis Leroux.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Aramis Leroux runs on to the ball.  Aramis Leroux reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Konstantin Kravec intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

50' - Vanni Zola attempts to beat Nikolai Novoseltsev using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Vanni Zola runs with the ball!  

51' - Vanni Zola tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Vitali Alekhine!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sergio Lippi is going to be taken off.  Gabriele Osvaldo is brought on from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dmitriy Shamburkin is going to be taken off.  Aleksei Maliutin is going to be brought on.  

58' - With a turn of pace, Mikhail Zelensky beats Diego Garces.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Alik Maliutin is going to be taken off.  Isaak Kruglyakov joins the game from the bench.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ace Jouffroy is going to be taken off.  Doncho á Vladimirov is going to be brought on.  

65' - Diego Garces tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

67' - Vitali Alekhine finds Mikhail Zelensky with a long ball.  Mikhail Zelensky sees Aleksei Maliutin making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

71' - Ivan Baumanis plays a long ball to Gabriele Osvaldo.  Gabriele Osvaldo plays the ball to Vanni Zola.  Vanni Zola tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but it hits the upright!  Mikhail Zelensky gets to the ball first and clears.

78' - Aldo Heidenreich dispossesses Mikhail Zelensky and the ball goes loose.  Vitali Pavlovsky curls in a cross, finding Mikhail Zelensky.  Mikhail Zelensky directs a header attempting to beat Gianluca Lamorte...and Mikhail Zelensky scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Zenit player!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

79' - Sofia kick the ball off for the restart.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Georgiy Chagin is going to be taken off.  Marlen Grigoryev joins the game from the bench.  

81' - Aramis Leroux brings the ball forward, outpacing Georgiy Bobko.  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yasen á Vasilenkov will come off.  Raymundo Blech joins the game from the bench.  

84' - Diego Garces sees Aramis Leroux making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Aramis Leroux is caught offside!  

86' - Aleksei Maliutin plays a long ball to Vitali Pavlovsky.  Vitali Pavlovsky sees a run from Mikhail Zelensky.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  



The match has ended Zenit St Petersburg 1 - 1 CSKA Sofia.