In the match of the third round, the current champion of the country “Zenith” hosted “Dynamo”, who scored only one point at the beginning of the season, conceded six goals in two games.
In “Zenith” due to disqualification there was no head coach Sergei Semak, whose duties were performed by Anatoly Tymoshchuk. And the Brazilian Wendel appeared in the reserve, who could not find a new club for himself and was forced to apologize for his behavior.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Brazilian defender of the hosts, Robert Renan, who gave the ball to the opponent, made a serious mistake. After a cross from the wing, Konstantin Tyukavin opened the scoring.
In the 10th minute, the score leveled: Dynamo defender Fabián Balbuena sent the ball into his own net. But in the 33rd minute, Tyukavin wonderfully managed the defense of the hosts, leaving Renan himself out of work, and only shot into the far corner – 1: 2.
A few minutes later, Dynamo lost Arsen Zakharyan. The midfielder was injured and was substituted.
In the second half, Zenit sacked all the strongest players, including Wendel. And in the 90th minute, Ivan Sergeev took advantage of Anton Shunin’s uncertain play and finished the ball into the net.
And in the discount, Wilmar Barrios received a red card from Zenit, who was sent off the field after seeing the VAR. And in the sixth minute of stoppage after the crossing, Vyacheslav Grulev gave Dynamo their first victory of the season – 3:2.
After three rounds, Zenit and Dynamo have 4 points each.
