TOGLIATTI (Interstat) — Akron Togliatti II defeated Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod 8-0 on Sunday in a one-sided football match, scoring seven times after halftime and recording a clean sheet at home.

Pobeda’s Aleksandr Efremov was sent off in the 11th minute, leaving the visitors with a difficult task. Akron took the lead in the 17th minute when Maksim Kondakov scored. The home side held that 1-0 advantage at halftime before pulling away after the restart. Aleksandr Morozov scored in the 48th minute, Nikita Platon followed in the 51st, Kondakov added his second in the 55th, Vyacheslav Vinnikov scored in the 57th and Kirill Bazhukhin made it 6-0 in the 60th.

Maksim Kholodov completed the scoring with goals in the 79th and 83rd minutes. Kondakov was Akron’s top star with two goals. Kholodov also scored twice, while Morozov, Platon, Vinnikov and Bazhukhin each added one goal. Akron’s attack produced the eight-goal margin without a reply from Pobeda. The home side kept the visitors scoreless and finished the match with a comfortable victory.

The result left Pobeda with a season record of 0-5 in this competition and 0-5 across all competitions. Akron improved to 4-1 in this competition and 4-1 across all competitions. Pobeda has now lost all five of its matches in the competition and all five of its matches across all competitions, while Akron has won four of five in the competition and four of five across all competitions.

Pobeda’s previous four matches this season were a 1-2 home loss to Dynamo Barnaul, a 2-3 home loss to KDV Tomsk, a 0-5 loss at Khimik and a 1-2 home loss to Krylya Sovetov Samara II. Akron’s previous four matches were a 1-3 loss at KDV Tomsk, a 4-3 home win over Khimik, a 3-2 win at Krylya Sovetov Samara II and a 2-0 home win over Dynamo Barnaul. Akron entered the match after winning three of its previous four, while Pobeda entered after four straight defeats.

Akron controlled the match from the early stages after the red card to Efremov. The home side led 1-0 at halftime before pulling away with goals in the 48th, 51st, 55th, 57th and 60th minutes. Kholodov’s late goals finished the scoring. Pobeda could not find a goal and remained without a win this season. Akron’s defense held Pobeda out of the scoring column throughout.

Kondakov’s two goals set the tone for Akron, and Kholodov’s late pair capped the scoring. Morozov, Platon, Vinnikov and Bazhukhin also found the net as Akron spread its goals across six players. Pobeda’s send-off in the 11th minute changed the shape of the match, and the visitors were unable to recover. Akron kept its composure after the early dismissal and steadily built its lead before the second-half surge put the match out of reach.

Sunday’s match was the fifth competition match of the season for both clubs. Pobeda’s previous four losses came against Krylya Sovetov Samara II, Khimik, KDV Tomsk and Dynamo Barnaul. Akron’s previous four results were a loss at KDV Tomsk, a home win over Khimik, a road win at Krylya Sovetov Samara II and a home win over Dynamo Barnaul.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Akron Togliatti II 5, Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod 1, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Akron Togliatti II with a 77.5 percent probability to win.