Six Gazprom Academy graduates feature against Akhmat Grozny

The game which took place on matchday 28 in the Russian Premier Liga ended in a 1-1 draw against the Chechen side.
Six Gazprom Academy graduates feature against Akhmat Grozny

Daler Kuzyaev, Leon Musaev and Danila Prokhin all initially started the game for the blue-white-sky-blues. For the latter, this was Danila’s debut in the Russian Premier Liga, aged only 19.

In the second half, Sergei Semak brought on three more Gazprom Academy graduates in Alexey Sutormin, Mikhail Kerzhakov and 18-year-old forward Daniil Shamkin. This saw the blue-white-sky-blues end the match with over half the squad local players from St. Petersburg.