League

Akrep Arena
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dordoi FC's Ilya Veselov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Maksim Gorevoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Soloviev in the 2nd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Dordoi FC's Kirill Dubinskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erast Spirin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, one of Kocaelispor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Mikhail Gorbachev came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Dordoi FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikhail Gorbachev couldn't finish the play. Ilya Veselov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Erast Spirin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dordoi FC's Ruslan Ermoshin got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilya Veselov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Erast Spirin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Ilya Veselov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dordoi FC's Ilya Veselov got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Mikhail Gorbachev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ilya Veselov struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Erast Spirin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dordoi FC. Aleksandr Babich kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Ruslan Ermoshin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Erast Spirin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksandr Nikiforov to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ilya Veselov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erast Spirin was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 60 minutes into the game, Ilya Veselov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Erast Spirin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maksim Gorevoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Nikiforov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Ilya Veselov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ilya Veselov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Erast Spirin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Aleksandr Nikiforov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 91st match minute, Kocaelispor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Gachegov to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Kocaelispor's goal looked a bit too open when Ilya Veselov came free, but Erast Spirin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Dordoi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Nikiforov came free, but Maksim Gorevoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Maksim Soloviev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dordoi FC had played much better football throughout.