Oleg Fomenko, assistant head coach of Moscow football club CSKA Vladimir Fedotov, praised the game of army team goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. Words lead the way sports24.
“The second Akinfeev? There isn’t, there isn’t. Igor Vladimirovich was the only one, he is and will be.
We played against him often. With Igor at the door – that’s great! You are always worried. No wonder: “This is Igor, this is a brand, this is a safe!” said Fomenko.
Akinfeev is a CSKA graduate. In total, he has 740 matches, 309 of which are “dry” for the army team.
Together with the team, he became the Russian champion six times, won the Russian Cup seven times and won the UEFA Cup in the 2004/05 season.
Last season, the goalkeeper helped the army team take second place in the Russian Premier League (RPL) standings and win the Russian Cup. In the decisive match with Krasnodar, Akinfeev managed to reflect the three penalties he received after the match.
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