Match Report
Sochi (16th, 22 pts) visited Akron (13th, 27 pts) with 5 points between them. Sochi's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Akron were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.77, Sochi 0.97 and 2, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Akron 10/15, Sochi 3/15.
Samara Arena, capacity 44,918, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sochi led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Akron: Dmitriy Pestryakov (63'), Dmitriy Pestryakov (65'), Marat Bokoev (80') · Sochi: Anton Zinkovskiy (35'), Ignacio Saavedra (56')
Key stats
Possession: Akron 49% · Sochi 51% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 1-3