Krasnodar crushes Akron in a high-scoring, thrilling match
FC Krasnodar defeated Akron with a resounding 6-2 victory in a vibrant encounter that took place at the Solidarnost Samara Arena in Samara, Russia. The visiting team dominated possession (58%) and created a high volume of chances, converting on six occasions. Akron, for its part, fought bravely but couldn’t counter Krasnodar’s superiority.
The first goal of the game came in the 27th minute, courtesy of Jhon Córdoba, following an assist by Lucas Olaza. Just two minutes later, Eduard Spertsyan extended Krasnodar’s lead with a goal that again had the assistance of Joao Batxi.
Despite the visitors’ dominance, Akron refused to give up and managed to pull one back in the 54th minute with a goal from Stefan Loncar, who capitalized on a pass from Artyom Dzyuba.
Krasnodar regained their two-goal advantage in the 59th minute thanks to another goal from Eduard Spertsyan, once again assisted by Joao Batxi. Krasnodar wasn’t content with the score and kept looking to extend their lead. In the 76th minute, Jhon Córdoba scored his second goal of the match, following an assist by Konstantin Lenini, putting the score at 5-1.
Akron didn’t give up and managed to score their second goal in the 86th minute through Vladimir Khubulov, though Krivtsov sealed the rout in the 89th minute, leaving the final score at 6-2.
Despite the defeat, Akron showed character and fight, but Krasnodar demonstrated their superiority with an effective game and great attacking prowess.
Substitutions akron: at minute 46 V. Khubulov came in and S. Bakaev went out., at minute 62 M. Palienko came in and M. Kuzmin went out., at minute 72 Benchimol came in and K. Danilin went out., at minute 77 A. Galoyan came in and A. Djurasovic went out.
Substitutions fc krasnodar: at minute 79 M. D. Cobnan came in and Joao Batxi went out., at minute 79 F. Smolov came in and J. Cordoba went out., at minute 82 D. Kozlov came in and Victor Sa went out., at minute 82 N. Krivtsov came in and E. Spertsyan went out., at minute 82 K. Castano came in and A. Chernikov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Akron
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FC Krasnodar
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