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Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Akron in a thrilling and incident-packed match at the Gazprom Arena. The game, part of the 2024 Russian Premier League round 18, ended with a 2-1 scoreline in favor of the home team. Akron took the lead with a goal from S. Loncar in the 10th minute, but Zenit responded quickly with a goal from A. Mostovoy in the 21st. Before halftime, A. Dzyuba put Zenit 2-1 up. The match was characterized by a high number of cards, with Akron receiving 6 yellow cards and one red card to K. Danilin, while Zenit only saw one yellow. Zenit’s dominance was overwhelming, reflected in their 78% possession and 28 shots (9 on target), compared to Akron’s 5 shots (2 on target). Despite missed chances and two goals disallowed by VAR, Zenit managed the game well and secured the three points. Referee Vladislav Baranovskiy had a busy afternoon, controlling discipline in a fiercely contested encounter.
Substitutions zenit: at minute 46 I. Akhmetov came in and Claudinho went out., at minute 46 L. Gondou came in and Rodrigo went out., at minute 62 A. Sobolev came in and Wendel went out., at minute 82 A. Erokhin came in and A. Mostovoy went out., at minute 83 Pedro came in and M. Glushenkov went out.
Substitutions akron: at minute 66 V. Moskvichev came in and V. Khubulov went out., at minute 73 S. Gribov came in and A. Dzyuba went out., at minute 86 V. Bardybakhin came in and D. Pestryakov went out., at minute 86 Paulo Vitor came in and M. Kuzmin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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