The 18th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) ended with a victory of Akron Togliatti. In the home match Zenit lost with a score of 2:1. The first goal for the St. Petersburg team came as early as the 10th minute (Stefan Lonchar was responsible for it). Then in the 21st minute the score was equalized thanks to Andrei Mostovoy. But the decisive goal was scored by Artem Dzyuba in the 40th minute of the first half.
The second half brought no new goals for either team, and the score could not be equalized. In addition, in the 55th minute of the match, Akron midfielder Kirill Danilin received a yellow card from the referee and was sent off the pitch. During the added time Zenit managed to score two goals, but they were not counted after VAR review.
In the 17th round of the RPL “Zenit” lost to Samara “Krylia Sovetov”.
Earlier it was reported that this year Spartak won six matches in a row.