Former player of St. Petersburg “Zenith” Maxim Bokov commented on the defeat of the blue-white-blue from Moscow “Dynamo” in the match of the Russian Cup, reports Meta ratings.
“I was surprised that Zenit flew away from the Cup of Russia. The casting from St. Petersburg and the game itself is almost a championship. But that’s okay, there are failures, ”said Bokov.
The previous day, Dynamo beat Zenit in a penalty shootout and advanced to the semi-finals of the Russian Cup Regions Road.
Dinamo took the lead in the first seconds of the match after Zenit goalkeeper Alexander Vasyutin scored an own goal. In the 36th minute St. Petersburg team’s midfielder Zelimkhan Bakaev equalized the score on the scoreboard. The match turned into a penalty shootout with Dynamo stronger.
Sergey Khusainov, former referee of the International Football Federation (FIFA) criticized Zenit St. He refereed the Russian Cup match between St. Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow.