Russia sinks Spain in penalty with a fine performance from Akinfeev

MOSCOW, RUSSIA .- Russia resisted in its Muscovite bastion. Spain has found itself stuck in its lack of imagination and inefficiency.

Igor Akinfeev covered shots with his hands and feet to catapult Russia to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, winning yesterday's 4-3 over Spain in a definition

The captain and goalkeeper Russian goal fired off Jorge "Koke" Resurrección and Iago Aspas, while the four Russian winners – Fedor Smolov, Sergey Ignashevich, Aleksandr Golovin and Denis Cheryshev – did not miss. The hosts resisted the sterile domination of the 2010 champions and protected the 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and 30 minutes extra

"I feel totally exhausted," said Akinfeev. "Throughout the second period and overtime we defended our goal and we managed to hold on," he added.

Abondant passes, but unspecified to reach the opposing goal, plunges the Red in the Luzhniki Stadium of Moscow who roars Akinfeev diverted the shot of Aspas for the end of the 16 round duel.

With the ball thrown through the air, the 32-year-old veteran keeper cheered and slipped into the rain-soaked grass.

We have relied on penalties because Spain is an indomitable rival, "he said, and so is the 70th FIFA rankings selection, the worst place of the 32 candidates at this World Cup, is still in the race.The next mission for a team that has reached its World Cup without expectations will be in Sochi, where it will face Croatia, which beat Denmark yesterday.

Another fall [19659002] – Spain below
The Red takes leave in the eighth stage for the second time in a row after losing to Italy at the 2016 European Championship. not fired the first round of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which she won as a champion.