League

Dzerzhinsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eldar Favorskiy kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Daniil Antonov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Besiktas's Efim Allemanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eldar Favorskiy in the 11th minute of play. Cheboksary's Yuriy Belozerov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Cheboksary from getting a goal against them. Arkadiy Kilchevskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Efim Allemanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Besiktas booed when Cheboksary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiy Kilchevskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yuriy Belozerov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Afanasiy Moiseev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 32 minute of play. With an all-out effort, Besiktas's Yuriy Belozerov threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Afanasiy Moiseev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Afanasiy Moiseev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuriy Belozerov having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afanasiy Moiseev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Daniil Antonov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cheboksary's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Besiktas the free kick. Daniil Antonov kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Afanasiy Moiseev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuriy Belozerov having to interfere. Cheboksary's Vsevolod Buznikin was substituted for Yaroslav Antipin. With his leg Efim Allemanov managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Cheboksary's Eldar Favorskiy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Besiktas's Artem Timofeev got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Besiktas's zone, Felix Belan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efim Allemanov came out of the goal and Felix Belan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergey Dorofeev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Yuriy Belozerov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yuriy Belozerov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Semin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Belan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roman Semin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuriy Belozerov having to interfere. Cheboksary played a much better game than Besiktas and deserved their victory. The Besiktas players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.