Third title of the season for Mateo Cassierra and Wilmar Barrios! The Colombians of Zenit, fundamental in Sergei Semak’s scheme, started in the 1-2 victory over FC Baltika in the Russian Cup final. Previously, the Saint Petersburg club had already won the Premier League and the Super Cup, achieving the local treble for the first time in its history.
From the beginning, Zenit took control of the match and, in fact, had several options to go ahead on the scoreboard, but they lacked effectiveness. The first for Mateo Cassierra came at 35′: a filtered pass for the Colombian, who hooked it and finished, but, just enough, the rival goalkeeper deflected the shot. Five minutes later, Baltika, in one of his first clear chances, scored 1-0 through Alex Fernandes.
Comeback and title for Zenit
Despite the insistence of the Colombian team, the score remained 1-0. It was not until the 88th minute when, through Nino, that Zenit reached equality. A series of rebounds in the area and the Brazilian pushed the ball to score the partial tie.
In stoppage time, more precisely at 90+5′, the title goal came. Nuraly Alip dressed as a hero and scored the final 2-1 with a powerful header in the six-yard box. Mateo Cassierra and Wilmar Barrios played the entire match.
The first treble (Premier League, Cup and Super Cup) in Zenit’s history came with Barrios as captain. The midfielder wore a Colombian flag when lifting the trophy. On the other hand, Cassierra, despite not scoring in this match, closed the season as the team’s top scorer with 24 goals.
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