Jhon Duran appears to get opponent in headlock…in a friendly

Jhon Duran wasted no time making an impression on his first appearance for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

The Zenit loanee was booked just six minutes into his debut during a friendly on Tuesday.

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Duran started in attack for his new side as they faced Russian Premier League title rivals Krasnodar.

It followed his arrival from Al Nassr on loan until the end of the season earlier this month.

The 22-year-old cut short his spell in Turkey with Fenerbahce to complete a switch to Zenit.

He had scored five goals in 21 appearances since joining the club at the start of the campaign.

Duran was immediately thrust into the spotlight as he made his debut against Krasnodar.

The Colombian clashed with defender Vitor Tormena inside the opening five minutes.

Their altercation saw Duran booked as the pair had to be pulled apart inside the penalty area.

Duran had been chasing down a ball over the top as Tormena came across to cut the pass out and play it back to his goalkeeper.

However, he appeared to be shoved by the forward before they came together on the edge of the Krasnodar box.

The Zenit man then seemingly put Tormena in a headlock as he fell to the floor, dragging his opponent down with him.

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Tormena was visibly annoyed by the striker’s antics, confronting him after returning to his feet.

The pair exchanged words before their team-mates and the referee stepped in to cool the tensions.

Once they had been pulled apart, Duran was shown a yellow card for his involvement, whilst Tormena went unpunished.

Seeing red

Fortunately for Zenit, their new signing avoided a second booking during the remainder of the match.

The former Aston Villa man has already been sent off five times during his senior club career.

His most recent red card came against Ferencvaros in the Europa League for Fenerbahce back in November.

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Instead, his side claimed a 1-0 victory thanks to Maksim Glushenkov’s first-half strike.

Duran played 66 minutes before being replaced by Daniil Kondakov for the closing stages.

He could be handed his competitive debut next week, with Zenit hosting Baltika Kaliningrad on February 27 as they return to league action.

His new side currently sit a point behind league leaders Krasnodar in the title race as they chase their 12th title.