On Saturday, November 23, the Zenit team topped the Russian football championship standings.
However, it is possible that the team from St. Petersburg has become only a temporary leader of the championship: perhaps on Sunday Krasnodar will return to first place.
But for now, the "blue-white-blues" are at the top. And all thanks to today's victory over "Orenburg".
Zenit won against the championship outsider with a score of 1:0, Internet sources report.
The progress of the match "Zenit" - "Orenburg"
The game took place at the Gazovic stadium in Orenburg.
The guests, being the favorites of the match, were unable to open the scoring for a long time.
It didn’t help Zenit that in the 38th minute the team found itself in a majority: Orenburg midfielder Alexander Kovalenko was sent off.
The score remained 0:0 until the final minutes of the match. It seemed that the St. Petersburg team would have to settle for a draw and just one point.
However, Zenit still managed to snatch victory: in the sixth minute of added time in the second half, the blue-white-blues' midfielder Alexander Erokhin scored.
Tournament standings in the RPL
A tough victory over Orenburg allowed Zenit to top the Russian Championship standings.
Currently, the Petersburgers have 39 points, earned in 16 matches.
Krasnodar is in second place: 37 points in 15 games. Tomorrow the Bulls play Khimki. In case of victory, the Krasnodar club will regain its leadership in the RPL.
Lokomotiv rounds out the top three with 34 points in 15 games.
For reference
Zenit is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg, playing in the Premier League.
