Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Ufa
Monday 7 March, Gazprom Arena

Goals: Zenit - Krugovoy 50’, Malcom 67’
Man of the Match: Danil Krugovoy (Zenit)

After a goalless first half which Zenit controlled, they didn’t have to wait long after half time to finally break down Ufa’s stubborn resistance. 

Danil Krugovoy latched onto a loose ball outside the box and hit a first-time effort that took a slight deflection on it’s way over Aleksandr Belenov into the top corner.

Malcom all but wrapped up the result less than 20 minutes later with more than a small slice of fortune. His shot from 25 yards took a huge deflection off Yuri Zhuravlev’s leg to loop agonisignly over Belenov’s head.

Zenit stay top on 44 points, while Ufa remain in the relegation zone in 15th on 16 points.

Next RPL fixtures: Saturday 12 March - Ufa vs Nizhny Novgorod; Sunday 13 March - Krylia Sovetov vs Zenit