The meeting took place in Grozny and ended with a score of 2: 2.
The guests took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a goal by Daler Kuzyaev.
In the middle of the first half, Bernard Berisha restored the equality.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Zenit took the lead again - Dejan Lovren scored.
Nevertheless, after five minutes, Berisha scored a double, realizing a penalty.
In stoppage time, the blue-white-blue remained in the minority after the removal of Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
Zenit scored 31 points and moved up to first place in the standings, Akhmat with 24 points is in fifth position.
Earlier it was reported that Remy Cabella's goal helped Krasnodar beat Tambov in the RPL match.