League

Krasnodar arena
Spectators: 9177 (Terracing: 6884, Seating: 2111, VIP seats: 182) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Binne Koppermann took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirill Ivanshin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Балтика -95 Калининград's 徐光朋 in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК КрасноДАР's goalie prevented a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Gerasim Lyutov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kir Kachalov. Балтика -95 Калининград's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerasim Lyutov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Kir Kachalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Binne Koppermann in the 17th minute of play. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 徐光朋 in the 19th minute of the match. 徐光朋 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 徐光朋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Балтика -95 Калининград's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maksim Proskurin in the 23rd minute. The corner ended in Maksim Proskurin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov did a great save. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when Балтика -95 Калининград was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afanasiy Kolesnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute 徐光朋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Binne Koppermann dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kir Kachalov, 2-0. 43 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goal looked a bit too open when Kirill Ivanshin came free, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 徐光朋 in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Celso Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 徐光朋 in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kirill Ivanshin made a kick off. Celso Moreno hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kirill Ivanshin in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57thth minute of the game Kirill Ivanshin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th minute Kirill Ivanshin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 徐光朋 got free with Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 徐光朋. Kirill Ivanshin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After 73 played minutes ФК КрасноДАР got a freekick which was hit by Torsten Norberg. ФК КрасноДАР's Filimon Rodimov was substituted for Chris de Kok. Celso Moreno lost his temper 79 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ФК КрасноДАР fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 80 minutes, Балтика -95 Калининград's Kirill Ivanshin got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov. Kirill Ivanshin did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov 85 minutes into the match. Балтика -95 Калининград's Kir Kachalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgi Chiellini in the 90th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.