Match report

Zenit Saint Petersburg Defeats Malmo FF 4-0 in UEFA Champions League

Zenit Saint Petersburg
Zenit Saint Petersburg
4–0
FT
Malmo FF
Malmo FF
Sep 29, 2021

Zenit Saint Petersburg stuns Malmo FF with a commanding 4-0 victory in their UEFA Champions League clash. The Russian side took the lead early through Claudinho and D. Kuzyaev, and their dominance grew after a red card for Malmo. A. Sutormin and Wendel sealed the win late in the match.

Key Facts

  • • Zenit Saint Petersburg defeated Malmo FF 4-0
  • • Claudinho opened the scoring at 9 minutes
  • • D. Kuzyaev scored the second goal at 49 minutes
  • • A. Ahmedhodzic was sent off for Malmo at 53 minutes
  • • A. Sutormin scored the third goal at 80 minutes
  • • Wendel scored the fourth goal in the 90th minute (4th minute of added time)

Lineups

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 S. Kritsyuk (G)
  • 44 Y. Rakitskiy (D)
  • 3 Douglas Santos (M)
  • 2 D. Chistyakov (D)
  • 5 W. Barrios (D)
  • 14 D. Kuzyaev (M)
  • 19 A. Sutormin (M)
  • 11 Claudinho (F)
  • 8 Wendel (M)
  • 22 A. Dzyuba (F)
  • 10 Malcom (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 A. Erokhin
  • 7 S. Azmoun
  • 64 K. Kravtsov
  • 17 A. Mostovoy
  • 4 D. Krugovoy
  • 41 M. Kerzhakov
  • 85 D. Kuznetsov
  • 91 D. Byazrov
  • 94 D. Khotulev
  • 6 D. Lovren

Malmo FF

Formation: 5-3-2

Starting XI

  • 27 J. Dahlin (G)
  • 2 E. Larsson (D)
  • 24 L. Nielsen (D)
  • 31 F. Brorsson (D)
  • 15 A. Ahmedhodzic (D)
  • 10 A. Christiansen (M)
  • 32 J. Berget (D)
  • 7 E. Rakip (M)
  • 20 B. Innocent (M)
  • 19 V. Birmančević (F)
  • 9 A. Čolak (F)

Substitutes

  • 13 M. Olsson
  • 8 S. Peña
  • 17 M. Abubakari
  • 29 N. Eile
  • 22 A. Nalic
  • 1 M. Ellborg
  • 30 I. Diawara
  • 21 P. Gwargis
  • 37 S. Nanasi

Timeline

  1. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    9' Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    Claudinho · Assist: Douglas Santos
  2. Malmo FF
    30' Malmo FF Card · Yellow Card
    Erdal Rakip

    Foul

  3. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    49' Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Kuzyaev · Assist: Y. Rakitskyi
  4. Malmo FF
    52' Malmo FF Var · Card upgrade
    A. Ahmedhodzic
  5. Malmo FF
    53' Malmo FF Card · Red Card
    A. Ahmedhodzic

    Professional handball

  6. Malmo FF
    55' Malmo FF subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Erdal Rakip · On: M. Olsson
  7. Malmo FF
    62' Malmo FF subst · Substitution 2
    Off: B. Innocent · On: S. Peña
  8. Malmo FF
    63' Malmo FF subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Čolak · On: M. Abubakari
  9. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    75' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Claudinho · On: A. Erokhin
  10. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    75' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Kuzyaev · On: S. Azmoun
  11. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    80' Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Sutormin · Assist: Y. Rakitskyi
  12. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    83' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Sutormin · On: K. Kravtsov
  13. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    84' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Dzyuba · On: A. Mostovoy
  14. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    84' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Douglas Santos · On: D. Krugovoy
  15. Malmo FF
    86' Malmo FF Card · Yellow Card
    Franz Brorsson

    Foul

  16. Malmo FF
    87' Malmo FF subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Franz Brorsson · On: N. Eile
  17. Malmo FF
    88' Malmo FF subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Veljko Birmančević · On: A. Nalic
  18. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    90'+4 Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    Wendel

Match Stats

Stat Zenit Saint Petersburg Malmo FF
Fouls 15 10
Pass Accuracy 90% 86%
Offsides — —
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 24 11
Corners 10 0
Total Passes 552 461
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 7 1
Shots on Target 9 3
Shots off Target 8 7
Possession 55% 45%
Accurate Passes 495 397
Shots Inside Box 16 5
Saves 3 5
Shots Outside Box 8 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early goal by Claudinho set the tone for Zenit's dominant performance
  • ▸ A. Ahmedhodzic's red card at 53 minutes significantly shifted the game's momentum in favor of Zenit