Lokomotiv beat Akron 3-2 at home in the first round of the RPL
Moscow’s Lokomotiv beat Tolyatti’s Akron on its home field in the first round of the Russian Premier League (RPL), a Lenta.ru correspondent reports.
The meeting took place on Saturday, July 20, and ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the hosts. Sergey Pinyaev, Alexey Batrakov and Dmitry Vorobyov scored for the winners. Soltmurad Bakayev and Abu-Said Eldarushev distinguished themselves for the visitors.
Akron is a debutant in the RPL. Last season, the Togliatti team played in the First Division and won a ticket to the elite in the play-off matches.
In the next round, Lokomotiv will play away against Moscow Dynamo on July 27. Akron will play away against Voronezh Fakel on the same day.
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