League

Ivanovo
Spectators: 7110 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1960, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aleksandr Zhitkov started the match with the kick off. Yuriy Nazarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Kamyshin's Yuriy Nazarov got control of the ball when Igor Varlamov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Andreev in the 13th minute of play. Emmanuil Timofeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Kamyshin getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Vladimir Andreev hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ivanovo's Moisey Nalivaiko got a free kick in the 19th minute. Yuriy Nazarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Sultanov in the 26th minute of play. Yuriy Nazarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Malafeev in the 28th minute of play. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Orhan Tevfik in the 29th minute of play. Ivanovo's attentive Andrey Dyachkov managed to snatch the ball when Efrem Russov made a throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute of the match, Igor Varlamov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yuriy Nazarov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igor Varlamov got free with Yuriy Nazarov in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Timofey Novikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emmanuil Timofeev in the 41st minute of play. Yuriy Nazarov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igor Varlamov went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Orhan Tevfik made a kick off. Timofey Novikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Andreev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timofey Novikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Sultanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 57 played minutes Kamyshin got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Estefan. Timofey Novikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Sultanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Yuriy Nazarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Varlamov in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Kamyshin's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Zhitkov came free, but Yuriy Nazarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Ivanovo's goalkeeper Timofey Novikov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Orhan Tevfik. After 74 minutes of play, Kamyshin's Vladimir Andreev made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timofey Novikov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the game, Emmanuil Timofeev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Timofey Novikov. Emmanuil Timofeev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. 85 minutes into the match, Kamyshin's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Zhitkov came free, but Yuriy Nazarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Kamyshin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Estefan to maneuver through the defense. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuil Timofeev in the 94th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Irakliy Vishnyakov got free with Timofey Novikov in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded Kamyshin left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ivanovo.