Zenit St. Petersburg overwhelmed Akron Togliatti with a 5-0 win, powered by a relentless attack that had the game sealed by half-time. The visitors dominated the scoring despite having slightly less of the ball, with Aleksandr Sobolev's double inside 18 minutes setting the tone.
Sobolev opened the scoring in the 7th minute from Pedro Henrique's assist, then doubled the lead on 18 minutes, Maksim Glushenkov providing the helper. Gustavo Mantuan added a third just before the break, Wendel teeing him up in the 34th minute. After the interval, Jhon Jhon (78th) and Felipe Augusto (84th) completed the rout, Sobolev assisting the fourth.
Zenit's attacking efficiency was stark: they registered 20 total shots and 10 on target, compared to Akron's 10 and 4, and created the only big chance of the match. Despite Akron holding 52% possession and playing more accurate passes (368 to 353), they never troubled the visitors, who also kept a clean sheet with 4 saves.
