League

Stadion Pskov
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marat Kebich made the kick off and thus started the match. Yakov Zaitsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marat Kebich in the 3rd minute of play. Yakov Zaitsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irakliy Mamontov, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Pskov's goal looked a bit too open when Marat Kebich came free, but Yakov Zaitsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pskov's Mikhail Afanasenko got a free kick in the 8th minute. Yakov Zaitsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Kudryashov in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Pskov's goal looked a bit too open when Marat Kebich came free, but Yakov Zaitsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yakov Zaitsev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Kudryashov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute Marat Kebich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakov Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Irakliy Mamontov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakov Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 22 minutes of play, Nefteyugansk's Marat Kebich made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yakov Zaitsev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valentin Gordeychuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Kovtun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Lev Kovtun 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marat Kebich in the 33rd minute of play forced Pskov's goalkeeper Yakov Zaitsev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Gordeychuk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lev Kovtun in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Louis Nieves made a precise shot to the right of Yakov Zaitsev. Pskov's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Kudryashov in the 41st minute of play forced Pskov's goalkeeper Yakov Zaitsev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yakov Zaitsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Mamontov in the 42nd minute of the match. Yakov Zaitsev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marat Kebich in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Marat Kebich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakov Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vsevolod Krylov kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

With a little luck, Pskov's Yakov Zaitsev got control of the ball when Irakliy Mamontov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Pskov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Ushakov to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the game, Nefteyugansk's Louis Nieves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yakov Zaitsev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Yakov Zaitsev made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Irakliy Mamontov sent off a good shot on target. Pskov's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Louis Nieves scored to the left of an out of position Yakov Zaitsev, making the score, 0-6. When the match had been going on for 78 minutes, Nefteyugansk's Marat Kebich 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 Yakov Zaitsev. Valentin Gordeychuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lev Kovtun in the 80th minute of play. Yakov Zaitsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marat Kebich in the 83rd minute of play. Yakov Zaitsev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Kudryashov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marat Kebich got free with Yakov Zaitsev in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute Marat Kebich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakov Zaitsev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marat Kebich took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yakov Zaitsev. Yakov Zaitsev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. Nefteyugansk'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.