Zenit 3-1 Molde: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 23 August 2018
Result
Zenit 3-1 Molde
Europa League · Thursday 23 August 2018, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Zenit 3-1 Molde: match report
Zenit defeated Molde 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 23 August 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.
E. Hestad opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Zenit's goals came from Artem Dzyuba (71'), Anton Zabolotnyi (80') and Miha Mevlja (90'). Molde scored through E. Hestad (42').
Discipline: Zenit received 2 yellow cards; Molde received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Zenit were 82nd on 3 points from 2 and Molde 4th on 13 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Zenit lined up in a 4-4-2 and Molde in a 4-3-3.
Key events
- 31'Yellow card · V. Forren
- 38'Yellow card · E. Hestad
- 42'Goal · E. Hestad
- 61'Yellow card · Igor Smolnikov
- 71'Goal · Artem Dzyuba
- 80'Goal · Anton Zabolotnyi
- 87'Yellow card · Hernani
- 90'Goal · Miha Mevlja
Team news
Zenit line-up (4-4-2)
Andrey Lunev, Aleksandr Anyukov, Miha Mevlja, Branislav Ivanović, Igor Smolnikov, Sebastián Driussi, Matías Kranevitter, Hernani, Daler Kuzyaev, Artem Dzyuba, Robert Mak
Molde line-up (4-3-3)
Andreas Linde, Ruben Gabrielsen, Christoffer Remmer, Vegard Forren, Kristoffer Haugen, Fredrik Aursnes, Etzaz Hussain, Babacar Sarr, Eirik Hestad, Erling Haaland, Petter Strand