Sochi's defense completely lost to Akron's ball
The Sochi team suffered a heavy defeat in their first home match of the season. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The Akron team defeated the hosts four times. However, if the Tolyatti team had increased the pressure in the second half, they could have scored just as many or even more goals.
The lack of coordination in the home team's defense line was the main problem. A detailed analysis of the main reasons for Sochi's defeat is provided in the material on the Euro-Futbol.ru website.
Although the highest score is ten points, the ratings of the main culprits were very low. Match protocol: Sochi 0:4 Akron.
Goals: Dmitriy Pestryakov in the 5th minute, Aleksa Dzhurasovich in the 11th minute, Maksim Boldyrev in the 13th minute, Artyom Dzyuba in the 44th minute. The main players of the Sochi team: Maksim Rudakov, Kirill Zaika, Aleksandr Osipov, Markelo Alves, Artyom Makarchuk.
Among the substitutes were Nabil Aberden, Aleksandr Kovalenko, Mikhail Ignatov, Nacho Saavedra, and others. Speaking of the worst players of the match, goalkeeper Maksim Rudakov received a score of 3.
Although he saved a penalty taken by Dzyuba, he worsened the situation with his clear mistake during the first goal. Defender Artyom Makarchuk was rated 2 points.
He played weakly against Pestryakov on the left wing and the second and fourth goals were scored from his area. Therefore, he was substituted at halftime.
Markelo Alves was also given a score of 2. Despite being 192 centimeters tall, he lost five out of seven aerial duels and became a significant weakness for the team.
Aleksandr Osipov received 2.5 points. Although he mainly played as a midfielder, he came on to fill the gap in the center of defense.
He faced less criticism compared to Alves, but overall he also did not perform well. Kirill Zaika was rated 2 points.
Despite his experience, he neither held himself in the necessary position nor instilled confidence in his teammates. Dzyuba easily took the ball from him and scored the fourth goal.
This match result served as a harsh lesson for the team, highlighting the need to address the shortcomings in the defense line. The Sochi team must work to achieve better results in upcoming matches.
