Anton Zabolotny opened the scoring for the visitors on 5 minutes, however Malcom pulled Zenit level with a spectacular equaliser from outside the box on 33 mins to see the game went in all-square at the interval. Substitute Sardar Azmoun scored a scrappy winner on 77 minutes to make sure the points stayed in St. Petersburg and the celebratory party wasn't spoilt.

Speeches from St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov, Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller and President of the Russian Football Union Alexander Dyukov greeted the crowd before the players received their winners' medals and the RPL trophy was presented to club captain Branislav Ivanovic.