Team Melli central forward, Sardar Azmoun has scored a hat trick for his club Zenit St. Petersburg in today’s Russian Premier League match against Ural. The match ended 5-1 to Zenit with Sardar adding an assist and winning a penalty on top of scoring the hat trick.

Sardar Azmoun scored two goals in the first half, the first from a power header (17th minute) and the second goal five minutes later with a beautiful flick to the far side of the keeper. He also won a penalty after dribbling his marker and being illegally stopped by the second defender.  Artem Dzyuba scored the spot-kick in the 30th minute.

Just before halftime, Azmoun provided an assist to Douglas Santos who slotted from close range.

In the second half, there were a few chances created for Azmoun that were cleared by the Ural defenders before a penalty was called after a foul on Douglas Santos. Sardar took the penalty and wrong-footed the keeper to score his second hat trick in Zenit’s colors. Sardar was substituted on 81″ and was picked up as the Man of the Match with a near-perfect score.

Azmoun has suffered a long absence from football since October due to a positive COVID19 result. He has featured in recent matches including the UEFA Champions League vs Club Brugge.

This was by far the most productive match that Sardar Azmun has played in his career. He is now heading the top scorers of the Russian Premier League with 9 goals. The Iranian international is breaking all sort of records set up by his compatriots in Europe including those of legends like Ali Daei and Mehdi Mahdavikia.