Akron has never been mocked like this before! Rubin destroyed his opponents with beautiful goals. Video
Konstantin Krinsky July 30, 2024, 21:05 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
This is how Kazan starts in the Russian Cup!
Rubin Kazan had a lovely start to their 2024/2025 Russian Cup campaign. Rashid Rakhimov’s team defeated Akron, scoring four unanswered goals. They all looked beautiful.
Already in the 8th minute, young Kazan striker Daniil Kuznetsov made his mark: he received the ball from Nikola Chumich, walked with it into the penalty area and passed it past the goalkeeper into the far corner. The guy understood it as if from experience, although he is only 21 years old and at the highest level the boy simply had no goals until then.
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In the 15th minute, the home side’s lead could have been increased, but Dardan Shabanhajay hit the crossbar. It’s fair to say that Rubin was hitting Akron’s goal every two or three minutes and there were plenty of chances. But the second goal came just a couple of moments after the break. Ilya Rozhkov perfectly converted Aleksandar Jukic’s cross from a free kick.
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It is difficult to understand how the Togliatti team did not concede seven or eight goals. The third one went into their own net in the 75th minute. By then Yukich had already scored himself and Kuznetsov assisted him. It was a brilliant implementation of an almost one-on-one exit.
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Well, Ugochukwu Iwu put an end to that. The midfielder unleashed his weapons in the 81st minute, taking advantage of the confusion following a corner and firing a long-range shot into the top corner.
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Akron has yet to concede four goals this season. I wonder what conclusions Zaur Tedeev’s coaching staff will draw. After all, the Regional Path is one thing and the RPL Path group stage is quite another.
