St. Petersburg's Zenit secured a home victory over Grozny's Akhmat in the 11th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The match took place at Gazprom Arena and ended 3-2 in favor of the hosts, reports infohub.kz.
For Zenit, Russian forward Maxim Glushenkov (62nd minute) and Brazilian midfielder John John (90th) scored. Another goal for the Petersburg side was an own goal by Russian defender Arsen Adamov of the visitors (47th minute).
For Akhmat, Russian winger Lechi Sadulaev (25th minute) and Burkina Faso forward Mohamed Konate (86th minute) found the net.
Kazakhstan national team defender Nuraly Alip started for Zenit and played the entire match. Late in the game, he found the back of the net, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Maxim Samorodov came on as a substitute in the 57th minute. Another Kazakhstan national team and Akhmat forward, Galymzhan Kenzhebek, was not included in the matchday squad.
With the win, Zenit reached 24 points and moved to first place in the RPL, though they could drop lower after the full round. Akhmat, managed by former Kazakhstan national team head coach Stanislav Cherchesov, sits in 13th place with 11 points.