In the first round of the group stage of the Russian Cup 2026/27, Grozny's Akhmat lost to Krasnodar on penalties away. The match ended 1:1 in regular time, reports infohub.kz.
The Group B match of the RPL Path took place at the Ozon Arena in Krasnodar. The hosts opened the scoring in the 66th minute through Russian midfielder Danil Utkin. The visitors equalized in the third minute of added time in the second half, with Maxim Samorodov scoring. The Kazakhstan national team forward came on as a substitute in the 69th minute and scored his first goal of the season.
Another forward of the national team, Galymzhan Kenzhebek, started the game in the starting lineup but did not register any goal contributions and was substituted in the 55th minute.
According to the regulations, after a draw in regular time, a penalty shootout was held immediately, in which Krasnodar proved stronger, winning 5:4. Samorodov missed his attempt, hitting the crossbar.
Thus, Akhmat, led by former Kazakhstan national team head coach Stanislav Cherchesov, earned one point. Krasnodar now has two points. Moscow's Dynamo leads the group after beating Voronezh's Fakel 1:0 and collecting three points.