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Zenit beat CSKA and took first place in the RPL
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Petersburg Zenit defeated CSKA Moscow in the match of the fifth round of the WORLD of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
The game in St. Petersburg ended with the score 2:1. Malcolm and Gustavo Mantuan scored among the hosts, for whom this meeting was the debut for the Blue-White-Blues. The army team scored Fedor Chalov, who converted a penalty.
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Malcom was recognized as the best player of the match, who also had an assist.
Zenit scored 11 points and came out on top in the RPL standings. CSKA (10 points) is in third position.
The St. Petersburg club will host Torpedo in the next round on August 21, while the Red-Blues will play at home against Akhmat on the same day.
RPL world. 5th round
Zenit (St. Petersburg) – CSKA (Moscow) – 2: 1 (1:0)
Goals: Malcom, 45 (VIDEO). Mantuan, 85 (VIDEO). – Chalov, 63 (from the penalty spot) (VIDEO).
Source: Sportbox
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