Lokomotiv defeated Akron in the Russian Cup match

Moscow football club (FC) Lokomotiv beat Tolyatti Akron in the group stage match of the Russian Cup. The match took place on August 28 and ended with a score of 2:0.

The winning team featured strikers Nikolay Kolmichenko (12th minute) and Dmitry Vorobyov, who was able to convert a penalty in the 71st minute of the match.

In addition, Tolyatti club player Konstantin Maradashvili received a red card during the meeting. Akron also did not include forward Artem Dzyuba in the application for the match.

After this match, the Moscow team is in second place in Group D with six points, and Akron is in third place with five points.

"They could withdraw from the Russian Cup because it is expensive for media clubs"

Vitaly Panov, the head coach of Amkal, talks about how budgets are formed in media football, about comparison with professional leagues and Akron with Dzyuba.

On August 27, Dynamo Moscow football club suffered its second defeat in a row in the third round match of the Russian Cup group stage, losing to Krylia Sovetov Samara in a penalty shootout with a score of 5:4. No one scored during the main time of the match.

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