The first match of UEFA Europa League Group Stage was played by Zenit against Maccabi from Tel Aviv.

The game was very tough, Zenit conceded a goal in the first half. Medunjanin scored in the 26th minute.

During the second half at first Kjartansson scored, and then Medunjanin scored his second goal in this game in the 70th minute. The goal by Kokorin in the 77th minute gave some home to Zenit. Then the referee gave a free kick a couple of meters away from the goals of the home team. After some fakes by Giuliano, the kick was converted by Mauricio - 3:2. A couple of minutes later Giuliano evened the score in this game. Having gained a fantastic draw Zenit did not stop and fixed a winning result during additional 6 minutes added to the game - 3:4. The final goal was scored by Djordjievic.

Match detailed information can be found at UEFA official website.