Intro:

Aleksandr Kolomeytsev scores a Cristiano Ronaldo-style long-range shot to hand Amkar Perm a 1-0 victory against Russian Premier League champions Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Script:

Aleksandr Kolomeytsev scored from the edge of the box to help Amkar Perm defeat Zenit Saint Petersburg 1-0.

Zenit were crowned Russian Premier League champions last week and André Villas-Boas rested a number of key players.

Nevertheless the team from Russia's second city dominated proceedings; 36-year-old Anatoliy Tymoshchuk forcing Roman Gerus into action.

Zenit forward Hulk then stabbed the ball behind the Amkar backline and Salomón Rondón should have scored.

The Venezuela striker was made to pay for his profligacy. Kolomeytsev completing a well-worked free-kick much to the delight of his coach Gadzhi Gadzhiyev.

The Russian midfielder's knuckleball technique left backup keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev rooted to the spot.

In the second half Zenit searched in vain for an equaliser; Oleg Shatov's curling effort beat Gerus but not the post.