Premier League · Matchday 1: Zenit beat Akron 5-0. The match was played on Saturday, 25 July 2026 at Samara Arena (Samara); refereed by Andrey Prokopov, Russia.
A. Sobolev 7' (Zenit) · A. Sobolev 18' (Zenit) · Gustavo Mantuan 34' (Zenit) · Jhon Jhon 78' (Zenit) · Felipe Augusto 84' (Zenit)
After a 0-3 first half, the game finished 0-5.
Akron held 52% of possession against 48%, attempting 10 shots to Zenit's 20.
Shots on target read 4-10 and corners 9-5.
Substitutes: I. Terekhovsky, R. Volochay, K. Khosonov, R. Escoval, Y. Zheleznov, D. Popenkov, K. Maradishvili, Benchimol, Y. Rocha, N. Bazilevskiy, E. Vedernikov
Coach: Srdjan Blagojevic
Substitutes: E. Latyshonok, B. Moskvichev, A. Erokhin, V. Drkusic, A. Mostovoy, N. Alip, V. Karavaev, Y. Gorshkov, S. Volkov, K. Andrade, Felipe Augusto, D. Kondakov
Coach: Sergey Semak
Aleksandr Sobolev (Zenit) — named player of the match with a 9.3 rating.