Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 Krylia Sovetov Samara 
Saturday 25 September, Gazprom Arena 

Goals: Zenit - Dzyuba 35', Sutormin 79' (pen); Krylia - Zinkovsky 14'
Man of the Match: Artem Dzyuba (Zenit) 

Anton Zinkovsky's brilliant bottom-corner strike from outside the penalty area rocked the champions after just 13 minutes. 

With Sardar Azmoun out injured still, it was left to Artem Dzyuba to spearhead the attack. The striker thumped an unstoppable header home from a Claudinho corner ten minutes before the break. 

With time running out, Aleksey Sutormin saved Zenit blushes to complete the turnaround and extend their lead at the top of the table. 

Zenit stay top on 23 points, while Krylia remain 10th on 10 points. 

Next RPL fixtures: Saturday 2 October - Dynamo vs Krylia Sovetov; Sunday 3 October - Zenit vs Sochi