Zenit v Tambov: Referee appointment made for the match

40-year-old Alexey Eskov from Moscow will take charge of the blue-white-sky blues for the 31st time in his career.

He will be assisted by Dmitry Mosyakin and Andrey Bolotenkov (both from Moscow) and the fourth official will be Sergey Lapochkin. 

We've played 30 games under Alexey Eskov's oversight and seen 21 wins, seven draws and two defeats. His last match with us was our 4-2 against Krylia Sovetov in April.

The match with Tambov will be held on Sunday 14 July and will begin at 19:00 St. Petersburg time.