The head coach was on the field during the game against the "Pomegranates".

Anatoly Timoshchuk, the 45-year-old head coach of Zenit St. Petersburg, came on as a substitute in a friendly match against Pyunik Yerevan, which the Russian champion won 2-0. This was reported by the official Zenit website.

Timoshchuk came on in the 74th minute, replacing Yuri Gorshkov. The Zenit coach failed to impress with any effective actions.

In an interview with the club's official website, team defender Dmitry Chistyakov commented on playing on the field with the coach.

"In principle, it was normal. Anatoly Alexandrovich is always in great shape, always ready. A player and coach of this caliber will not spoil the image even at the age of 46. Today he came out on the field and helped," the football player said.