Ten-man Spartak beat Akron and moved up to third place in the RPL

In the 14th round of the RPL, Moscow Spartak beat Togliatti Akron 2:1 despite the sending-off of goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko in the 82nd minute. Danil Prutsev scored the winning goal. After the match, Spartak sit third with 29 points, while Akron are 14th with 12 points.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 8 November 2026 at 20:312 min read

The key facts

Spartak beat Akron 2:1 in round 14 of the RPL at Lukoil Arena
Spartak goalkeeper Maksimenko was sent off in the 82nd minute (83rd according to Gazeta.Ru)
Spartak — third place (29 points), Akron — 14th (12 points)

Course of the match

Moscow Spartak beat Togliatti Akron 2:1 in a home match of round 14 of the Russian Premier League at Lukoil Arena. The first goal was an own goal: in the 42nd minute, the visitors' forward Slobodan Tedić misplayed near his own goal and sent the ball into his own team's net. After the break, Akron equalized — Stefan Lončar scored in the 58th minute, and in the 65th minute Danil Prutsev put the hosts back in front, with that goal proving to be the winner.

Goalkeeper's sending-off and finishing with ten men

Spartak finished the match with ten men: the referee sent off first-choice goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko. Publications differ on the exact minute of the incident — Life.ru indicates the 82nd minute, while Gazeta.Ru says the 83rd, specifying that the goalkeeper rushed out of his goal and brought down an opponent, receiving a straight red card. Despite being a man down, the red-and-whites held on to their winning score until the final whistle.

Standings and the coach's comment

After the victory, Spartak collected 29 points and moved up to third place in the Russian championship table; Akron remained in 14th place with 12 points. The head coach of the red-and-whites, Juan Carlos Carcedo, called the game a typical matchin which three points had to be taken: 'We understood that the game would not be easy. Two weeks ago they beat Dynamo, in the Cup they beat CSKA and led against Krasnodar until the final minutes. Today there was nothing special.' Spartak's next match will be away on November 22 against Makhachkala Dynamo, which, according to Life.ru, previously beat Fakel and topped the RPL table; Akron will host Voronezh Fakel on November 21. On the same matchday, Krasnodar beat CSKA 4:2, ending a seven-match winless streak in the championship — for Krasnodar it is their first RPL victory since August.