St. Petersburg: Russia's Zenit St. Petersburg overcame a stiff challenge from second-placed Dinamo Moscow to extend their lead to six points at the top of the Russian Premier League after a 3-2 thriller at the Petrovsky Stadium here.

Mathieu Valbuena opened scoring for the visitors in the 18th minute Saturday night before Dinamo defender Douglas found the back of his own net to level scores on the half-hour mark, reports Xinhua.