Sobolev explained why it was not him, but Mostovoy who took the penalty in the cup match against Akron

Attack “Zenith” Alexander Sobolev stated that at the time the penalty was awarded on goal, “Akron “He already had a goal to his name, so there was no arguing in the team about who would get near the ball.

On Wednesday, Zenit defeated Akron in the fifth round of the group stage of the RPL FONBET Russian Cup with a score of 5:1. Andrei Mostovoy converted the penalty in the 87th minute, scoring the home team’s fifth goal. Sobolev scored his first goal for Zenit in the 61st minute.

— Today, Andrei Mostovoy took the penalty. Have you had any arguments about this? You didn’t want to take the penalty?

– In principle, no. Before the match, there was a board showing who took the penalty, and Mostovoy was there. By then I had already scored, but not Andrei. That’s why they didn’t even discuss it here.

— Tell us about the atmosphere in the team. There was a disappointing defeat against Krasnodar, now a confident victory over Akron. With what thoughts and emotions will you approach the next match?

— There can only be one thought: work, work and work again. Defeat makes you stronger and you always want to win. Therefore, we have no other choice to work even harder and bring victories to the fans,” Sobolev said on the club’s website.

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Zenit scored 13 points and secured first place in the standings of Group D. Akron has 8 points and second place. In the next round, Zenit will face Fakel on October 22 and Akron will host Rubin a day later.

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