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

After goalless first half Zenit had a very attacking period in the beginning of the second half, when Alexander Erokhin in the 46^th minute and Artem Dzyuba in the 48^th minutes scored two goals to the visiting team. The new team in the RPL did not leave the pitch without a single goal, and they managed to play one goal back due to the well-placed long shot by Benito in the  71^st minute of the game.

The player of the match was Alexander Erokhin who scored the first goal.