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Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Håkan Kjellman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Erland Hellsing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Erland Hellsing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With his leg Erland Hellsing managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Håkan Kjellman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zafer Hürsel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonny Vacker in the 21st minute of the match. Manfred Näfver got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jonny Vacker. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Åke Hellström was slow to take the kick. During this time Calcio Brigate Rossonere's players had a chance to rest. Jörgen Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The nice shot from Håkan Kjellman in the 33rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Erland Hellsing had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. With his leg Erland Hellsing managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Håkan Kjellman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sun Lightfoot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Emander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Erland Hellsing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Calcio Brigate Rossonere's Erland Hellsing got control of the ball when Emanuel Emander tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Emander in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erland Hellsing saved Calcio Brigate Rossonere from getting behind. With a little luck, Calcio Brigate Rossonere's Erland Hellsing got control of the ball when Håkan Kjellman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukas Lindholm to strike the kick off in the second half. When Håkan Kjellman came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Håkan Kjellman couldn't finish the play. Johannes Botvidsson kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Calcio Brigate Rossonere's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Emander came free, but Erland Hellsing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zafer Hürsel made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Sun Lightfoot sent off a good shot on target. Erland Hellsing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Håkan Kjellman's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match, Jonny Vacker tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zafer Hürsel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sun Lightfoot during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Calcio Brigate Rossonere's Sun Lightfoot got a free kick in the 66th minute. Sun Lightfoot hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Lindholm in the 69th minute of play. Erland Hellsing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Kjellman, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Emanuel Emander in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Calcio Brigate Rossonere's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute Sun Lightfoot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Roger Morat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Calcio Brigate Rossonere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Zenit Saint Petersburg the free kick. Roger Morat kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Calcio Brigate Rossonere's Erland Hellsing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Emander in the 82nd minute of play. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Emil Jespersson in the 84th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Håkan Kjellman in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erland Hellsing saved Calcio Brigate Rossonere from getting behind. 87 minutes into the game, Peter Snell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Calcio Brigate Rossonere the free kick. The supporters of Calcio Brigate Rossonere booed when FC Zenit Saint Petersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Snell didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.