FC Lokomotiv drew with Zenit in the match of the 26th round of the Russian Premier League

Moscow football club FC Lokomotiv drew with Zenit St. Petersburg with a score of 0:0 in the match of the 26th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The meeting took place on April 22 in Moscow at the Russian Railways Arena.

It is noted that striker Nikolay Komlichenko did not score a penalty in the "red-green" team in the 90+9th minute. An eleven-meter kick was awarded after watching the VAR. Zenit defender Igor Diveev played with his hand in his penalty area.

According to the results of the meeting, the club from St. Petersburg scored 56 points and is in first place in the standings, however, Krasnodar, which is next in second, has a game in reserve. Lokomotiv is on the third line of the table with 49 points.

In the 27th round of the championship, Sergey Semak's team will host Akhmat on April 26, Mikhail Galaktionov's team will play away against Krylia Sovetov on April 25, Sport-Express adds.

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On April 19, Krasnodar drew 2-2 with Kaliningrad Baltika in the match of the 25th round of the Russian Premier League during a home match. Juan Boselli (in the 59th minute) and Jubal (in the 90th+2nd minute) scored goals for the hosts. Mingiyan Beveev (in the 43rd minute) and Maxim Petrov (in the 66th minute) scored for the visitors.