Zenit host Iran in the U18 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup, round 1.

Zenit won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–D–W), scoring 13 and conceding 3.

Iran won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 4.