In an opening game of the 17^th tour of the SOGAZ Russian Football Championship Zenit and Rostov played a game that ended in a 2-0 win for Rostov club.

From the first minutes of the game Rostov players seized the initiative. In the 18^th minute Diyakov scored a goal, at the end of the first half Kalachev was accurate a shooting the gates. 

In the second half Zenit did not manage to score and the game ended in a 2-0 win for the guest.