Zenit edges Sochi 2‑1 at home in Russian Premier League
ST. PETERSBURG (Interstat) — FK Zenit defeated FK Sochi 04 2-1 on Sunday at Gazprom Arena in a Russian Premier League match. Zakhar Fedorov opened the scoring for Sochi in the 31st minute. Luiz Henrique equalized for Zenit in the 59th minute, and Aleksandr Erokhin netted the winner in the 84th minute. Yellow cards were issued to Sochi’s Vyacheslav Litvinov in the 21st minute, Dmitrii Vasilev in the 77th and Kirill Zaika in the 87th, while Zenit’s Erokhin was cautioned in stoppage time. Sochi’s season record across all competitions stands at 4 wins, 23 losses and 3 draws; Zenit’s overall mark is 23 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws. Both teams hold 0-0-0 records in the Premier League this season. Zenit’s previous result was a 3-1 win at PFK CSKA Moskva on May 2. Sochi entered with a 3-1 home victory over FK Orenburg on May 3. The teams had met once earlier this season, with Zenit winning 3-0 at Sochi on Oct. 19. Zenit next visits FK Rostov on May 17, while Sochi hosts RFK Akhmat Groznyi the same day.