St. Petersburg, 11 Sep. The players of St. Petersburg «Zenith» defeated «Orenburg» in their field in the match of the ninth round of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 8:0. A hat-trick was scored by Wendel, who was recognized as the best player of the match (4, 42 and 68 minutes), Malcolm scored a double (28, 59), Ivan Sergeev (15) and Daler Kuzyaev (18) scored one goal each. FC Orenburg defender Alexander Pavlovets (51) scored an own goal.Russian Premier League (RPL)11 September 2022 • Start at 17:30Finished
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OrenburgRussiaZenit won the biggest victory in the history of the club in the championships of Russia and the USSR. Previously, with a score of 8:1, the St. Petersburg club beat the Vladivostok team «Luch-Energia» (2008) and the capital's «Torpedo» (2014). «Blue-white-blue» repeated their biggest victory — in 2002, «Zenith» defeated the Andorran «Encamp» (8:0) in the UEFA Cup. Zenit, gaining 23 points, single-handedly led the standings. «Orenburg» is on the 12th line with nine points. In the next round, the St. Petersburg club will play Dynamo Moscow away on September 17, while Orenburg will play away against Nizhny Novgorod a day later.
