Intro:

Zenit St. Petersburg made it four wins our of four as their impressive start to the new Russian Premier League season continued with a 1-0 win over Ufa at the Petrovsky Stadium

Script:

Zenit were playing at an empty stadium becauseof a two-game ban over an incident at the end of last season

It was the visitors - unaffected by the lack of atmosphere who started brightly - Marcinho had a shot saved by Yury Lodygin in the third minute,

And the Brazilian forced the Zenit goalkeeper to tip over on 26 minutes.

Zenit, who top the table on goal difference from CSKA Moscow, were awarded a penalty when Aleksandr Kerzhakov was pushed the ground by Felicio Brown Forbes on the half-hour mark.

Hulk stepped up to put the home side 1-0 ahead after 31 minutes.

Zenit continued to push forward and Viktor Fayzulin came close when his curling effort struck the foot of the post.

It was then the turn of Ufa to go close as Dmitri Golubov let fly from distance

The hosts, who beat Torpedo Moscow 8-1 last Saturday, struggled to be as potent this week - illustrated by Axel Witsel, who wasted an ideal chance in the 82nd minute.

The game ended 1-0 and Zenit continued their perfect start to the season.