On Tuesday evening, the CSKA team played an away match against Akron in the second round of the group stage of the Russian Cup. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The main time of the match held in Samara ended with a score of 1:1. In the penalty shootout, the team from Tolyatti emerged victorious.
CSKA team captain Igor Akinfeyev remained on the bench this time. He recently started a new tradition of identifying the best player from his team after each match and gifting them a cap.
In this match, Akinfeyev particularly praised the performance of 19-year-old midfielder Artyom Bandikyan. Bandikyan provided an assist for a goal in this game.
Akinfeyev noted on his Telegram channel that he was not satisfied with the result, but he was pleased that the team’s trainees played in the starting lineup, had a full game, and acted effectively. He emphasized that Bandikyan showed great commitment to the team and emblem today and rightfully received this award in the form of a cap.
CSKA will play its next match on Sunday, August 17, away against the Dynamo team in the Premier League.
