Zenit defeated FK Ural, 1x3, on Sunday, in the 12th round. In this competition, both teams came from a defeat.
The first goal was scored by Branislav Ivanović early on. In the 27th minute, Magomed Ozdoev strucked the second goal for Zenit, laid on by Sardar Azmoun.
The luckless Oleg Shatov scored an own goal after 58 minutes. With 63 minutes on the clock, Sardar Azmoun netted the final goal of the game, assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
After the result Zenit is 4th in the table, 26 points, while FK Ural occupy 9th place, 14 points. With regard to the next fixture, Sergei Semak's team will host FK Rostov. Meanwhile, Dmytro Parfyonov's team will play away against Tambov.
