In Russian Premier League MD 26 match in St.Petersburg Zenit beat Krylia Sovetov 4:2.
Zenit forward Serdar Azmoun scored the opener in the 9th minute, and he doubled the score in the 30th minute. It was his 12th goal in the current season. In the 35th minute another goal was scored after shot by Artem Dzyuba and rebound from the foot of defender Taras Burlak. The visiting team managed to shorten the gap due to the two goals by Denis Tkachuk scored in the 40th and 44th minute. The result of the first half was kept almost till the very end of the game, when Igor Smolnikov fixed the final score during extra time.