League

Stadion Nefteyugansk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mikhail Arshavin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Oleg Selivanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Irakliy Minko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gennadiy Kabanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Irakliy Minko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irakliy Minko didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 7th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. If Oleg Selivanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Gennadiy Kabanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Irakliy Minko was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Gennadiy Kabanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nefteyugansk's supporters rose to their feet, but Gennadiy Kabanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irakliy Minko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mikhail Arshavin scored 2-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maksim Ryabin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maksim Ryabin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Harlamov in the 29th minute of play. Maksim Ryabin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Arshavin in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Kirill Filippov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikhail Arshavin in the 38th minute of play forced Nefteyugansk's goalkeeper Maksim Ryabin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maksim Ryabin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Arshavin in the 43rd minute of play.

The wind increased when Oleg Selivanov made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Gennadiy Kabanov 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. Mikhail Arshavin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Nefteyugansk's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Arshavin came free, but Maksim Ryabin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Irakliy Minko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Selivanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Nefteyugansk's Gennadiy Kazachenok got a free kick in the 67th minute. If Gennadiy Kabanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Bratsk FC's Mikhail Arshavin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Maksim Ryabin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Arshavin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Mikhail Arshavin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maksim Ryabin having to make a save. Kirill Filippov charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kirill Filippov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 82 played minutes Nefteyugansk got a freekick which was hit by Kirill Filippov. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Potapov during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Denis Potapov kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Irakliy Minko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gennadiy Kabanov in the 87th minute of play. Mikhail Arshavin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Ryabin having to interfere. Maksim Ryabin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Arshavin in the 96th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.