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Fenerbahce v Zenit, 1:1 Alexander Erokhin equalizes in an international match in Istanbul. Video

Match review

On Thursday, the second match of the third qualifying round of the Champions League took place in Istanbul. The Russian champion Zenit visited the Turkish Fenerbahce. The first half of the meeting turned out to be relatively poor in terms of dangerous moments. The teams mainly fought in the center of the field, and the defenses of both teams worked reliably. The only dangerous moment happened at the gates of the blue-white-blue, but the goalkeeper of Zenit, Mikhail Kerzhakov, played reliably. But after the break, the game became much more interesting. The teams began to create dangerous chances at each other's goal, and the first to succeed was Fenerbahce. The hosts took the lead after a corner kick, with Gustavo Henrique scoring the goal. For the Brazilian, this was the debut goal for the Turkish Grand. The Petersburgers tried to respond as quickly as possible, and they succeeded. Already 8 minutes later, Alexander Erokhin equalized the score, having managed to close the pass of Andrei Mostovoy. Until the end of the match, the teams exchanged attacks, but they failed to score more goals. Note that at the end of the match, Zenit could have won: Mostovoy hit the crossbar from a free kick. Thus, in the second leg, which will take place on August 10 in St. Petersburg, Zenit will be quite satisfied with a draw with a score of 0:0 or 1:1. The victory of the Russian team with a difference of two or more goals will also allow them to reach the next round.

Post-match comments

Sergei Semak, Zenit head coach: - I would like to congratulate my players. They did everything to achieve a positive result. It was especially difficult to play in such heat, but the guys showed character. Emre Belozoglu, Fenerbahce head coach: - We played well and deserved to win. But Zenit managed to equalize, and now we have everything ahead of us in the return match.

Video

The full video of the match is available on the UEFA website.