On Friday, October 18, the 12th round of the current Russian Football Championship started.
A match between Tolyatti's Akron and St. Petersburg's Zenit took place in Samara.
The team from the Northern capital of Russia won a convincing victory.
The "blue-white-blues" scored 5 unanswered goals against their opponents, according to internet sources.
This success allowed the club from St. Petersburg to become the interim leader of the tournament table.
Progress of the match "Akron" - "Zenit"
The first goal was scored in the 16th minute of the game by Zenit player Andrei Mostovoy.
23 minutes later, he made the score 2:0 in favor of the St. Petersburg team.
Shortly before the break, the Blue-White-Blues forward Mateo Cassierra brought the score to a rout.
Seven minutes after the start of the second half, another Zenit striker, Luciano Gondou, scored.
And in the 85th minute of the match, the fifth goal was scored against Akron: the scoring was done by Brazilian midfielder Artur.
Thus, Zenit won against Akron with a score of 5:0.
Tournament standings in the Russian Championship
A crushing victory over the club from Tolyatti allowed Zenit to top the Russian football championship standings.
Perhaps the leadership will be temporary. The fact is that today the team from St. Petersburg can be overtaken by two clubs at once.
For now, the top three looks like this: Zenit (29 points in 12 matches), Krasnodar (27 points in 11 matches), Moscow Lokomotiv (27 points in 11 games).
