Zenit started with the team of Lodygin, Chernov, Mevlja, Neto, Anyukov, Ozdoev, Kranevitter, Hernani, Rigoni, Poloz, Zabolotny and went in at half-time 1-0 up thanks to a Hernani free kick on 40 mins.

In the second half Segey Semak made a number of changes and the goals then came thick and fast, Luka Djordjevic made it 2-0 heading home a Robert Mak cross, before Mak himself made it 3-0 with a wonderful solo run and right-footed strike in the box, Djordjevic again converted a cross to make it 4-0, before Ilya Skrobotov headed home a Mak corner unmarked in the last minute of the game.

Zenit face Grasshopper Zurich next on 11 July at 5pm St. Petersburg time.