In Russian Premier League MD 19 match in St.Petersburg Zenit beat Ufa 2:1.

The ceremonial kick-off was made by the USSR Champion 1984 FC Zenit veteran player – Yury Zheludkov, who celebrated his 60^th anniversary on 8 March.

Cătălin Carp scored the opener for the team from Ufa and they took the lead in the 25^th minute. But in the 30^th minute Serdar Azmoun played one goal back and four minutes later Emiliano Rigoni scored the winning goal.