"Zenit" beat "Lokomotiv" with a score of 2:1

"Zenit" St. Petersburg defeated "Lokomotiv" Moscow in the match of the eighth round of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The match, which took place on September 12 in St. Petersburg, ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the hosts.

The score in the match was opened by the guests: in the 18th minute, the ball was scored by the midfielder of the Railwaymen Alexander Rudenko. In the second half, "Zenit" players Kevin Andrade in the 47th minute and Luis Enrique in the 70th minute ensured a strong-willed victory for the St. Petersburg club.

"Lokomotiv" did not have midfielder Andrei Mostovoy in the starting lineup, who joined the Moscow club from "Zenit" on loan in early September. The player appeared on the field in the 83rd minute of the match, "Sport-Express" clarifies.

Thanks to this victory "Zenit" scored 15 points and rose to the third place in the RPL standings. "Lokomotiv" is on the 13th line with 6 points.

The team's next championship matches will be played on Wednesday, September 16. "Zenit" """" will play on the road with Kaliningrad " "Baltika", and "Locomotive" will host Samara "Wings of the Soviets" at home.

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""Fakel" Voronezh and "Baltika" Kaliningrad finished the match of the eighth round of the Russian Premier League in a 2-2 draw the day before. "Fakel" scored three points in eight matches of the current season and occupies the last place in the standings. "Baltika" has 11 points in the asset and is located on the seventh line.