Former goalkeeper of Spartak Moscow and the USSR national team, Anzor Kavazashvili, admitted that it was painful for him to watch the match between the First Division club Akron and the red-whites in the semi-final match of the Russian Cup Regions Road. .
“I have no words. I’m so angry. This is unbearable to watch. It’s a pity,” said Kavazashvili. sports24.
Red-whites lost to Togliatti with a score of 1-2. Spartak had the opportunity to take the lead in the 23rd minute of the match, but Togliatti goalkeeper Sergei Volkov saved the penalty kick of the attacking guest Keita Balde.
Akron took the lead with goals from Andres Ponte and Nikita Saltykov at the end of the first half. Spartak’s defender Tomas Tavares minimized the gap in the 78th minute, while the red and whites couldn’t take more.
After the team’s departure from the Russian Cup, Spartak head coach Guillermo Abascal has apologized to the team’s fans.
Previously recognizedSpartak Moscow fans reportedly broke the corner flag with Akron at the Kristall stadium in Zhigulevsk in the second stage of the Russian Cup Regions Road semi-final.