League

SCHTURM-ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute, David Volkonskiy 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. When Stanislav Noskov came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Pain 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 Stanislav Noskov couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Demyan Abramovich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pain's supporters rose to their feet, but Demyan Abramovich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirill Turov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kirill Turov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniil Rubashkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, David Volkonskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kirill Turov. SCHTURM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Volkonskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniil Rutkovskiy during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kirill Turov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Volkonskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 26 minutes of play, SCHTURM's Timofey Beschastnyh made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lazar Panov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute, Daniil Rubashkin 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. Demyan Abramovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Turov having to interfere. Kirill Turov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demyan Abramovich in the 44th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Demyan Abramovich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kirill Turov was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 51 minutes, Felix Dvoryaninov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pain and the SCHTURM players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pain getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Felix Dvoryaninov hit a great ball. A collision led to SCHTURM getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Timofey Beschastnyh hit a great ball. David Volkonskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Kirill Turov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniil Rubashkin in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kirill Turov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 55 played minutes SCHTURM got a freekick which was hit by Timofey Strizhev. David Volkonskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Turov having to interfere. Stanislav Noskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kirill Turov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demyan Abramovich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Demyan Abramovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirill Turov having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Volkonskiy got free with Kirill Turov in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in SCHTURM's zone, Daniil Rubashkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kirill Turov came out of the goal and Daniil Rubashkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Volkonskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, SCHTURM's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Demyan Abramovich fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Pain's Daniil Rubashkin got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Demyan Abramovich got free with Kirill Turov in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SCHTURM's Kirill Turov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Rubashkin in the 87th minute of play. When Pain's Demyan Abramovich in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SCHTURM's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as David Volkonskiy kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kirill Turov. That made the score 1-2 in the 89 minute of play. If Demyan Abramovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pain's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.