Akron with Karlen Hovhannisyan stun RPL leaders Dynamo and end their winning streak

Tolyatti-based Akron pulled off a surprise victory in Matchday 12 of the 2026/27 Russian Premier League season, defeating league leaders Dynamo Moscow 3-1 at home.

Armenia national team midfielder Karlen Hovhannisyan started for the hosts and played 71 minutes, contributing to an important victory for his team.

The home side opened the scoring in the 17th minute through Artyom Shumansky. Early in the second half, Dynamo managed to equalize, with Yaroslav Gladyshev finding the net in the 55th minute.

However, Kristijan Bistrović restored Akron's lead in the 70th minute with a superb free kick. Maksim Boldyrev sealed the victory in stoppage time, scoring in the 90+4th minute to make it 3-1.

As a result, the Tolyatti club ended Dynamo Moscow's seven-match winning streak. Before this encounter, Dynamo had been comfortably leading the league standings.

Karlen Hovhannisyan's statistics against Dynamo

The 23-year-old Armenia international delivered an active performance, contributing to both attacking and defensive phases of the game.

Hovhannisyan's match statistics:

• Minutes played: 71

• Shots: 2

• Accurate passes: 19 (73%)

• Successful dribbles: 1/1

• Tackles: 1

• Interceptions: 1

• Clearances: 2

• Ball recoveries: 2

• Duels won: 2/3

• Aerial duels won: 1/1

• SofaScore rating: 6.6

The Armenian midfielder showed good efficiency in individual duels, winning two of his three challenges against opponents. He also completed his only dribble attempt and registered two shots on goal.

The victory over the league leaders was only Akron's second win of the current Russian Premier League season. The team moved up to a provisional 12th place in the standings with 12 points.

Despite the defeat, Dynamo Moscow retained first place with 25 points.

In the next round, Akron will travel to Kaliningrad to face Baltika on November 1, while Dynamo Moscow will host Akhmat Grozny on October 31.