article_snippet: Bazilian forward Hulk takes a strike at goal during the first leg of the Europa League last-16 clash .
article_snippet: Zenit was cautioned as early as the 12th minute when Zenit pulled back Hulk as the Brazilian attempted to spring a counter-attack, before naively challenging Witsel to earn a second booking.
article_snippet: The hosts eventually took the lead in the 38th minute.
article_snippet: Salomon Rondon thought Salomon Rondon had doubled the advantage before the break when Salomon Rondon turned Witsel's pass into the net, but the net was correctly ruled out for offside.
article_snippet: After the restart Hulk should have increased the lead.
article_snippet: After a neat one-two with Danny the former Porto forward fired a tame effort that was easily kept out by Padelli.
article_snippet: But Zenit were soon celebrating again as Italian left back Domenico Criscito turned home the rebound after Hulk had struck the post.