Zenit won back and snatched victory from Dynamo Makhachkala in the Cup of Russia
The match ended 2-1. The hosts came forward in the 5th minute from a penalty by Gamid Agalarov. But St. Petersburg responded with goals from Kevin Andrade and Amir Musayev, for whom the goal became his debut
St. Petersburg Zenit snatched victory from Makhachkala Dynamo in the guest match of the fourth round of the group stage of the Fonbet Cup of Russia. The meeting at the stadium "Anji Arena" ended with the score 2: 1.
The hosts came forward in the fifth minute after Gamid Agalarov's realized penalty.
In the 37th minute, St. Petersburg were able to recoup - Kevin Andrade scored a goal. In the 65th minute, Amir Musayev led the guests ahead - this goal became his debut for Zenit.
18-year-old student of St. Petersburg and captain of the youth team for the first time played as a basis on September 2 of this year – just against Makhachkala “Dynamo” (3: 0) in the Cup of Russia.
Zenit with 11 points leads in Group C, followed by Baltika and Wings of the Soviets (they have 6 points each). Closes the table Makhachkala "Dynamo" (1).
In the fifth round, Zenit on October 29 on the road will play against Baltika, on the same day Makhachkala Dynamo will meet with Wings of the Soviets.
Three teams from the group will enter the playoffs: the two best will go to the quarterfinals of the RPL Ways, the third to the playoffs of the Ways of the Regions.
Spartak Moscow is the current winner of the Cup of Russia. In the Superfinal of last season, Muscovites beat Krasnodar on penalties with a score of 4: 3, the main time ended 1: 1.
