Zenit scored two penalties out of three and became the leader of the RPL for the first time since August
“Zenit” beat Makhachkala “Dynamo” thanks to two goals from the penalty – 2: 0
St. Petersburg Zenit defeated Makhachkala Dynamo in the home match and took first place in the standings following the results of the 12th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
The match ended 2-0. Both goals were scored from penalties - Felipe Augusto (63rd minute) and Maxim Glushenkov (77). Another penalty was not realized in compensated time Kevin Andrade.
In the 16th minute, the guests did not score an eleven-meter strike Miro.
“Zenit” won the fifth victory in a row, scored 27 points and ahead of Moscow “Dynamo” (second place, 25 points) and CSKA (third, 25). The previous time the team of Sergey Semak led in the table in early August after the second round.
The Makhachkala club has 13 points and tenth place.
In the 13th round of “Dynamo” on November 1 will take “Rostov”, and “Zenit” the next day will meet in Samara with “Wings of the Soviets”.
