Match Events
- 30′Molde, yellow card:
- 38′Molde, yellow card:
- 42′Molde, goal:0–1
- Half-time0 – 1
- 59′Zenit, substitution:
- 61′Zenit, yellow card:Igor Smolnikov
- 68′Zenit, substitution:I. Smolnikov
- 71′Zenit, goal:1–1assist
- 74′Molde, substitution:P. Strand
- 78′Molde, substitution:off
- 80′Zenit, goal:2–1A. Zabolotnyi
- 86′Molde, substitution:off
- 87′Zenit, yellow card:
- 88′Zenit, substitution:off
- 90′Zenit, goal:3–1
- Full-time3 – 1
Lineups
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Zenit
4-4-2
Molde
4-3-3
Referee
Deniz Aytekin
Krestovsky Stadium
Key Stats
55%Possession45%
–Expected Goals–
14Shots8
6Shots on Target4
6Corners1
–Pass Accuracy–
Top Performers
Goals
personA. Zabolotnyi1 goal
1 goalAssist
Match report
Zenit vs Molde — the facts
Zenit beat Molde 3–1 (half-time 0–1).
Zenit met Molde in the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 August 2018, 16:00 UTC at Krestovsky Stadium. Referee: Deniz Aytekin.
Team pages: Zenit · Molde · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 42' Goal: Eirik Hestad — 0–1
- 71' Goal: Artem Dzyuba (assist: Sebastián Driussi) — 1–1
- 80' Goal: A. Zabolotnyi — 2–1
- 90' Goal: Miha Mevlja — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Zenit (4-4-2)
- 99 Andrey Lunev
- 23 Miha Mevlja
- 19 I. Smolnikov
- 2 A. Anyukov
- 6 Branislav Ivanović
- 14 Daler Kuzyaev
- 8 Matías Kranevitter
- 33 Hernani
- 20 Róbert Mak
- 11 Sebastián Driussi
- 22 Artem Dzyuba
Molde (4-3-3)
- 1 Andreas Linde
- 8 B. Sarr
- 28 Kristoffer Haugen
- 4 Ruben Gabrielsen
- 5 Vegard Forren
- 19 Eirik Hestad
- 16 Etzaz Hussain
- 22 Christoffer Remmer
- 30 Erling Haaland
- 14 Petter Strand
- 17 Fredrik Aursnes
About this match
On this page: the Zenit vs Molde final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Zenit and Molde team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.