Well-known sports commentator and TV presenter Dmitry Guberniev, telegraph channel He commented on Spartak’s defeat to Akron in the Russian Football Cup Regions Road semi-final match.
“Praise to Akron!” Spartak was bad today. Also bad in the game with the “Torpedo”. And it’s usually terrible in the spring. Guberniev wrote that even the 14th issue of Akron is more interesting than all Spartak.
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.
Former Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov criticized Moscow “Spartak” for the defeat from “Akron”.