Rakitskiy secures, from a penalty, the third place for Zenit

Rieks and Rakitskiy, from a penalty, signed the tables between Malmoe and Zenit, which ended with one less. The rush is not good advisers and for example the Zenit in Malmoe. The accelerated Russian team left looking for the rival goal, but without luck. Up to two occasions, Dyzuba was able to overtake the Saint Petersburg team in the first ten minutes, however, on 27 ‘Malmoe was the first to hit. A good combination between Birmancevic and Rieks, which the latter used to beat Kerzhakov with a powerful shot. Jug of cold water for the Russian team that sought the tie with more heart and haste than good game and success. This is how it came to rest.

After passing through the changing rooms, the game continued the trend of the first half until in minute 49 Wendel surprises the defense and stands alone against Dahlin who gives him a penalty. However, it was not the afternoon of Zenit. Dzyuba was in charge of the launch and threw it to the center, but the goal of the Swedish team took it out with his right leg. The Russians did not score a penalty. Minutes later Dzyuba, who was very misguided throughout the game, scored a goal that was annulled by an offside by millimeters. Zenit began to deserve a better result, but it was not achieved.

With the passing of the minutes, the Saint Petersburg team was overturning the Dahlin area, but without success. Malmoe maintained their approach and defended their result very orderly. In full Russian despair, Chistyakov, who already had a yellow card, made a hard tackle on a Swedish player that automatically earned him the second yellow and his expulsion. It was the 86th minute and the game could not be more uphill when the VAR came to the rescue. An elbow from Larsson in an air dispute was consulted on the monitor by the Latvian referee Triemanis who decreed the maximum penalty and Rakitskiy did not forgive. Zenit achieved the tie with one less, in the final minutes, and secured third place in the group as well as ending the remote hopes of Malmoe to reach third place.