Akinfeev Blunder, Bola Lepas dan Melenting ke Gawang
Akinfeev Drops the Ball in Opening Draw with South Korea
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Cuiaba (B2B) - Tim nasional Rusia dipaksa menelan pil pahit tertinggal gol dari Korea Selatan setelah Lee Keun-ho berhasil melesakkan si kulit bundar pada menit ke-68.
Awalnya bola tendangan Lee terkesan akan bisa ditampik oleh kiper Rusia Igor Akinfeev, namun ternyata bola meliar dan melenting ke dalam jaring gawang, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Tertekan dengan ketertinggalan pada laga Rabu pagi (WIB) itu, Rusia bermain lebih agresif dan baru di menit 74, Alexander Kerzhakov akhirnya berhasil menyamakan keadaan.
Pertandingan di Pantanal Arena, Cuiaba, itu mencatat laga perdana Rusia dan Korea Selatan di grup H Piala Dunia 2014 berakhir seri.
Cuiaba - Blundering Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was bailed out by teammate Alexander Kerzhakov in a 1-1 draw with South Korea in the World Cup on Tuesday that exposed both teams´ deficiencies.
Akinfeev had already looked suspect in dealing with long-range shots before spilling Lee Keun-ho´s speculative effort into his own net in the 68th minute, gifting South Korea the lead at the Arena Pantanal.
Kerzhakov, though, came to Akinfeev´s rescue by turning in a shot from close range six minutes later - just three minutes after coming on as a substitute - to earn Russia a point from a poor-quality Group H match.
Akinfeev stayed on the ground inside his own net, head in his hands, after making his error, clearly embarrassed after dropping what was a routine save from a shot from about 30 yards. He was consoled by a couple of teammates, who patted him on the back.
