Dundalk 1-2 Zenit: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 20 October 2016
Result
Dundalk 1-2 Zenit
Europa League · Thursday 20 October 2016, 19:05 UTC · half-time 0-0
Dundalk 1-2 Zenit: match report
Dundalk lost to Zenit 1-2 in the Europa League on Thursday 20 October 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.
R. Benson opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Dundalk's goal came from R. Benson (52'). Zenit scored through Robert Mak (71') and Giuliano (77').
Discipline: Dundalk received 1 yellow card; Zenit received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Dundalk were 79th on 4 points from 2 and Zenit 54th on 6 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Dundalk lined up in a 4-5-1 and Zenit in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Giuliano of Zenit (8.0), ahead of Domenico Criscito (7.8).
Key events
- 29'Yellow card · Oleg Shatov
- 37'Yellow card · Javi García
- 52'Goal · R. Benson
- 59'Yellow card · Luís Neto
- 61'Yellow card · Aleksandr Anyukov
- 67'Yellow card · Domenico Criscito
- 71'Goal · Robert Mak
- 77'Goal · Giuliano
- 90+1'Missed penalty · Maurício
- 90+1'Yellow card · B. Gartland
Team news
Dundalk line-up (4-5-1)
Gabriel Sava, Sean Gannon, Brian Gartland, Andy Boyle, Dane Massey, Chris Shields, Daryl Horgan, Ronan Finn, Patrick McEleney, Robbie Benson, David McMillan
Zenit line-up (4-4-2)
Yuriy Lodygin, Aleksandr Anyukov, Domenico Criscito, Nicolas Lombaerts, Luís Neto, Oleg Shatov, Javi García, Axel Witsel, Robert Mak, Giuliano, Artem Dzyuba