League

Almetyevsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) ФК КрасноДАР's Anatoliy Olenenko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Gerasim Lyutov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Bliznyuk was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Anatoliy Olenenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Artur Bliznyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Almetyevsk's goalkeeper Artur Bliznyuk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gerasim Lyutov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artur Bliznyuk having to make a save. After 15 minutes of play, ФК КрасноДАР's Anatoliy Olenenko made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Bliznyuk was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Almetyevsk getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Vitaliy Bobko hit a great ball. Anatoliy Olenenko took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Bliznyuk. Artur Bliznyuk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Gerasim Lyutov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the game, ФК КрасноДАР's Anatoliy Olenenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Bliznyuk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After having played for 29 minutes, Gerasim Lyutov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК КрасноДАР's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerasim Lyutov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anatoliy Olenenko scored 0-4 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Bliznyuk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anatoliy Olenenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerasim Lyutov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 40 minutes into the game, Gerasim Lyutov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Artur Bliznyuk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute, Luka Gagnidze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК КрасноДАР fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

53 minutes into the game, Anatoliy Olenenko recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Artur Bliznyuk. Anatoliy Olenenko showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. After having played for 57 minutes, Andrey Savischev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК КрасноДАР's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Savischev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee gave ФК КрасноДАР a penalty, 60 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Andrey Savischev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Almetyevsk's Artur Bliznyuk. 0-8. Artur Bliznyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatoliy Olenenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasul Strazhnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Gerasim Lyutov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Artur Bliznyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerasim Lyutov got free with Artur Bliznyuk in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerasim Lyutov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Artur Bliznyuk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Andrey Savischev came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the ФК КрасноДАР 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 Andrey Savischev couldn't finish the play. Artur Bliznyuk stood somewhat misplaced when Benjamin Artmann came free in front of goal and shot 0-10 to the left of him in the 92 minute. In the 97th match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris de Kok to maneuver through the defense.