League

Baltika
Spectators: 5219 (Terracing: 4099, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 20) Arkadiy Teplitskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Fc Baltika got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Fokin. 7 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Pugachev notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Glazov's Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Aleksandr Krasilnikov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Nikolay Budakov came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Glazov 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 Nikolay Budakov couldn't finish the play. Nikifor Zakharov took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Aleksandr Krasilnikov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 21 minutes into the game, Glazov's Evgeniy Medvedev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimir Korolev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Nikifor Zakharov struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Baltika. When Aleksandr Pugachev came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Fc Baltika 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 Aleksandr Pugachev couldn't finish the play. If Nikifor Zakharov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fc Baltika's Aleksandr Pugachev got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikifor Zakharov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Krasilnikov having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Vadim Suvorov 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. Fc Baltika's Arkadiy Teplitskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vadim Suvorov came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Fc Baltika 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 Vadim Suvorov couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Semen Galankin hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Aleksandr Pugachev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arkadiy Teplitskiy struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Baltika. Nikolay Budakov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vladimir Korolev came out and tried to block the shot, but Nikolay Budakov slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 57th minute. Nikifor Zakharov scored 4-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 67 minutes, Igor Bolotov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glazov and the Fc Baltika players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Fc Baltika booed when Glazov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Bolotov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Nikifor Zakharov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Glazov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikifor Zakharov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. The Fc Baltika fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Fc Baltika's Arkadiy Teplitskiy looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Arkadiy Teplitskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Nikifor Zakharov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Baltika's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikifor Zakharov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Krasilnikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Budakov in the 84th minute of play forced Fc Baltika's goalkeeper Vladimir Korolev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoriy Krivosheev hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Arkadiy Teplitskiy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Baltika fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-2. Vladimir Korolev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evgeniy Medvedev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.