- Date:16 Sep 2010
- Kick-off:20:05
- Venue:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
- Juhasz (65)
- Kerzhakov (7) Kerzhakov (32)
Kerzhakov (43)
Live Commentary
The final whistle goes and the game is over.
- 86mins
Corner taken right-footed by Jonathan Legear.
- 91mins
Lucas Biglia concedes a free kick for a foul on Danko Lazovic. Danko Lazovic restarts play with the free kick.
- 89mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Danko Lazovic on Roland Juhasz. Miguel Danny leaves the field to be replaced by Ivica Krizanac. Free kick taken by Olivier Deschacht.
- 88mins
The official flags Aleksei Ionov offside. Silvio Proto restarts play with the free kick.
- 87mins
The referee blows for offside against Aleksei Ionov. Free kick taken by Silvio Proto.
- 85mins
Roland Juhasz takes a shot. Save by Yuri Zhevnov.
- 84mins
Danko Lazovic gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mbark Boussoufa. Strike comes in from Jonathan Legear from the free kick, save by Yuri Zhevnov. Corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa from the right by-line.
- 83mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Jonathan Legear, clearance by Sergei Semak.
- 80mins
Outswinging corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa from the right by-line.
- 79mins
Danko Lazovic takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post.
- 79mins
Corner from left by-line taken by Danko Lazovic.
- 77mins
Victor Bernardez challenges Alexander Kerzhakov unfairly and gives away a free kick. Caution for Victor Bernardez. Alexander Kerzhakov goes off and Aleksei Ionov comes on. Danko Lazovic takes the free kick.
- 76mins
Jan Polak challenges Danko Lazovic unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sergei Semak takes the free kick.
- 75mins
Sergei Semak challenges Mbark Boussoufa unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Silvio Proto.
- 75mins
Outswinging corner taken by Danko Lazovic.
- 73mins
Miguel Danny concedes a free kick for a foul on Matias Suarez. Olivier Deschacht takes the direct free kick.
- 72mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jan Polak on Igor Denisov. Free kick taken by Igor Denisov.
- 71mins
Guillaume Gillet concedes a free kick for a foul on Aleksandar Lukovic. Aleksandar Lukovic takes the free kick.
- 71mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Mbark Boussoufa on Aleksandar Lukovic. Danko Lazovic takes the direct free kick.
- 70mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Danko Lazovic by Lucas Biglia. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Alexander Kerzhakov.
- 69mins
Mbark Boussoufa takes a shot. Save by Yuri Zhevnov.
- 68mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Danko Lazovic by Mbark Boussoufa. Sergei Semak restarts play with the free kick.
- 67mins
The offside flag is raised against Miguel Danny. Silvio Proto takes the indirect free kick.
- 67mins
Danko Lazovic takes a shot. Save by Silvio Proto.
- 64mins
Corner taken right-footed by Jonathan Legear from the left by-line to the near post, Roland Juhasz finds the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Anderlecht 1-3 Zenit St Petersburg.Jonathan Legear provided the assist for the goal.
- 62mins
Mbark Boussoufa gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Danko Lazovic. Free kick taken by Danko Lazovic.
- 59mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Sergei Semak. Silvio Proto takes the free kick.
- 58mins
Jan Polak fouled by Konstatin Zyryanov, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Jan Polak.
- 56mins
Mbark Boussoufa decides to take the corner short.
- 56mins
Olivier Deschacht takes a shot. Save by Yuri Zhevnov.
- 55mins
Jonathan Legear takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.
- 54mins
Jan Polak concedes a free kick for a foul on Viktor Faitzulin. Sergei Semak takes the free kick.
- 53mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mbark Boussoufa by Viktor Faitzulin. Olivier Deschacht restarts play with the free kick.
- 46mins
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Jonathan Legear.
- 45mins
Jonathan Legear comes on in place of Nemanja Rnic.
The game restarts for the second half.
The whistle is blown to end the first half.
- 46mins
Short corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa from the left by-line.
- 43mins
Alexander Kerzhakov fires in a goal from just outside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Anderlecht 0-3 Zenit St Petersburg.
- 42mins
Guillaume Gillet has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 41mins
Igor Denisov gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Guillaume Gillet. Lucas Biglia takes the free kick.
- 40mins
Unfair challenge on Yuri Zhevnov by Roland Juhasz results in a free kick. Yuri Zhevnov takes the direct free kick.
- 39mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mbark Boussoufa played to the near post.
- 38mins
Unfair challenge on Guillaume Gillet by Igor Denisov results in a free kick. Lucas Biglia takes the direct free kick.
- 34mins
Guillaume Gillet concedes a free kick for a foul on Danko Lazovic. Alexander Kerzhakov has an effort direct from the free kick. Roman Shirokov goes off and Viktor Faitzulin comes on.
- 33mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mbark Boussoufa from the left by-line, clearance by Nicolas Lombaerts.
- 32mins
Alexander Kerzhakov finds the back of the net with a goal from just outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Anderlecht 0-2 Zenit St Petersburg.The assist for the goal came from Miguel Danny.
- 30mins
The referee blows for offside against Alexander Kerzhakov. Silvio Proto restarts play with the free kick.
- 29mins
Unfair challenge on Matias Suarez by Aleksandar Lukovic results in a free kick. Aleksandar Lukovic receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Lucas Biglia restarts play with the free kick.
- 24mins
Short corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa from the left by-line.
- 22mins
Danko Lazovic takes a outswinging corner.
- 18mins
Lucas Biglia takes a shot. Yuri Zhevnov makes a save. Outswinging corner taken by Mbark Boussoufa.
- 18mins
Foul by Eduardo Bruno Alves on Matias Suarez, free kick awarded. Eduardo Bruno Alves is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Mbark Boussoufa.
- 14mins
Alexander Kerzhakov takes a shot. Save made by Silvio Proto.
- 13mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Miguel Danny by Nemanja Rnic. Miguel Danny takes the direct free kick.
- 11mins
Foul by Jan Polak on Roman Shirokov, free kick awarded. Eduardo Bruno Alves takes the direct free kick.
- 9mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Matias Suarez. Indirect free kick taken by Yuri Zhevnov.
- 7mins
Alexander Kerzhakov finds the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Anderlecht 0-1 Zenit St Petersburg.Sergei Semak provided the assist for the goal.
- 6mins
Igor Denisov handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Mbark Boussoufa takes the indirect free kick.
- 3mins
Victor Bernardez challenges Roman Shirokov unfairly and gives away a free kick. Danko Lazovic takes the free kick.
The game gets underway.
Match Preview
Anderlecht
Zenit St Petersburg
- Silvio Proto
- Nemanja Rnic
- Victor Bernardez
- Roland Juhasz
- Olivier Deschacht
- Guillaume Gillet
- Lucas Biglia
- Jan Polak
- Mbark Boussoufa
- Romelu Lukaku
- Matias Suarez
- SUBS
- Michael Cordier
- Ondrej Mazuch
- Jan Lecjaks
- Jonathan Legear
- Lukas Marecek
- Pablo Chavarria
- Ziguy Badibanga
Home
Away
- Yuri Zhevnov
- Sergei Semak
- Nicolas Lombaerts
- Eduardo Bruno Alves
- Aleksandar Lukovic
- Roman Shirokov
- Igor Denisov
- Danko Lazovic
- Konstatin Zyryanov
- Miguel Danny
- Alexander Kerzhakov
- SUBS
- Dmitri Borodin
- Ivica Krizanac
- Viktor Faitzulin
- Szabolcs Huszti
- Vladimir Bystrov
- Aleksei Ionov
- Maksim Kanunnikov
Match Report
Kerzhakov treble stuns Anderlecht A stunning first-half hat-trick from Alexander Kerzhakov got Zenit St Petersburg's UEFA Europa League campaign off to a flying start with a 3-1 win against Anderlecht in Belgium. Kerzhakov's early treble effectively wrapped up a contest between two in-form sides, with Zenit still to lose in 18 Russian League games this season and Anderlecht unbeaten in open play since March. Kerzhakov took just eight minutes to get on the scoresheet when he rose above a static Anderlecht rearguard to head home from full-back Sergei Semak's right-wing cross. And just past the half hour mark Kerzhakov struck again when was fed by Roman Shirokov on the edge of the box and fired the ball home to put the 2008 UEFA Cup winners firmly in command in this tie. Kerzhakov fired home his third just before the break when he converted a low cross from Danko Lazovic to leave the Belgians facing up to the prospect of one of their heaviest defeats in recent years. However, the home side rallied after the break and enjoyed a fine spell in which Jan Polak and Matias Suarez were denied before Roland Juhasz reduced the deficit from a Jonathan Legear corner. Zenit almost re-established their three-goal lead immediately, with Silvio Proto forced into a fine save to deny Lazovic from adding to the score. But the Belgians rallied to finish the game well and nearly pulled another goal back when Mbark Boussoufa forced a 70th-minute save out of Zenit goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov. Proto was called into action to deny Danny in the 76th minute but after hat-trick hero Kerzhakov was substituted three minutes later the visitors became clearly content to play out time as they failed to add to an already impressive scoreline. Zhevnov saved efforts from Legear and Juhasz which prevented the dying minutes becoming any more interesting. The last act of the night was a swift counter attack which left Zenit substitute Viktor Faitzulin adjudged narrowly offside when he looked set to put even more icing on the score for the Russian side.
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