Soccer Football - Champions League - Group H - Malmo FF v Zenit St Petersburg - Malmo New Stadium, Malmo, Sweden - November 23, 2021 Zenit St Petersburg's Yaroslav Rakitskyy celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via REUTERS
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - A last-gasp penalty by Yaroslav Rakitskiy earned 10-man Zenit St Petersburg a 1-1 draw at Malmo FF in their Champions League Group H clash on Tuesday, ensuring that the Russians will play in the Europa League in the New Year.
Danish midfielder Soren Rieks netted Malmo's first goal of the group stage in the 28th minute, combining well with Veljko Birmancevic before firing a shot low to the keeper's left to give his side the lead.
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