Late Own Goal Hands Zenit Narrow Win at Dinamo Makhachkala

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg claimed a hard-fought 1–0 victory away to FK Dinamo Makhachkala on RFPL matchday 25, relying on a late own goal to secure all three points.

The match remained goalless deep into the second half, with neither side able to find a breakthrough. Dinamo’s defensive discipline held firm for much of the game, but the hosts’ resistance was finally broken in the 78th minute in the cruellest fashion.

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2026-04-19 11:30

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Nikita Glushkov turned the ball into his own net, handing Zenit a decisive advantage and putting the visitors 1–0 up. The own goal stood as the only strike of the afternoon, as the league contenders from Saint Petersburg saw out the closing stages to protect their lead.

Discipline proved an issue for Dinamo, who picked up two yellow cards. Mohamed Azzi was booked in the 24th minute, and substitute Soslan Kagermazov received a caution in the 86th minute, shortly after coming on. Zenit’s Maksim Glushenkov was also shown a yellow card in the same minute, reflecting a tense finish.

Both coaches turned to their benches in search of an edge. Zenit introduced Pedrinho Santos at half-time for Jhonatan, and later made a triple change in the 75th minute, bringing on Daniil Kondakov, Román Vega and Andrei Mostovoi. Dinamo responded with attacking substitutions, including Gamid Agalarov and Serder Serderov, but were ultimately undone by Glushkov’s misfortune.

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RFPL Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FK Krasnodar	28	19	6	3	56	21	35	63	W W W D D
2	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	28	18	8	2	50	18	32	62	W W D W D
3	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	28	13	11	4	52	36	16	50	D L D W D
4	FK Spartak Moskva	28	14	6	8	45	38	7	48	L W L W D
5	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	28	11	13	4	37	18	19	46	L L D D D
6	PFC CSKA Moskva	28	13	6	9	39	31	8	45	L D D D L
7	FK Rubin Kazan	28	11	9	8	26	26	0	42	W D W D D
8	FK Dinamo Moskva	28	10	9	9	47	38	9	39	D W L D W
9	RFK Akhmat Grozny	28	9	8	11	33	37	-4	35	W L D L D
10	FK Rostov	28	7	9	12	22	30	-8	30	W L D L D
11	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	28	7	8	13	31	48	-17	29	W W L D D
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	28	6	9	13	33	46	-13	27	L W D D L
13	FK Orenburg	28	6	8	14	28	41	-13	26	L W W L D
14	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	28	5	9	14	18	36	-18	24	L L D L D
15	FK Nizhny Novgorod	28	6	4	18	23	46	-23	22	L L L D D
16	PFK Sochi	28	6	3	19	27	57	-30	21	W L W W W