League

Stadion Kopeysk
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Kopeysk's Kirill Kostin 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. Kirill Kostin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Bobko having to interfere. Dmitriy Bobko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Innokentiy Seleznev in the 10th minute. If Kirill Kostin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th match minute, Vladikavkaz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Boyarintsev to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Sergey Myasnikov from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Dmitriy Bobko's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Viktor Sibirtsev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vladikavkaz FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Viktor Sibirtsev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Garkalin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Garkalin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Boyarintsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Innokentiy Seleznev in the 28th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After having played for 34 minutes, Sergey Boyarintsev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vladikavkaz FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergey Boyarintsev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kirill Kostin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Dmitriy Bobko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Innokentiy Seleznev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the game, Kopeysk's Kirill Kostin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmitriy Bobko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergey Boyarintsev to make the kick off. Evlampiy Kukurov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Dmitriy Bobko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-1 came in the 58th minute when Viktor Sibirtsev all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Igor Garkalin. In the 63rd minute, Kirill Kostin 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. In the 64th minute, Innokentiy Seleznev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmitriy Bobko was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Innokentiy Seleznev struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Dmitriy Bobko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kopeysk. Dmitriy Bobko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kirill Kostin in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Vladikavkaz FC got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Sibirtsev. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vladikavkaz FC! Kirill Kostin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dmitriy Bobko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dmitriy Bobko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Innokentiy Seleznev, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Kopeysk's Kirill Kostin got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kirill Kostin in the 91st minute of play forced Vladikavkaz FC's goalkeeper Dmitriy Bobko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dmitriy Bobko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirill Kostin in the 93rd minute of play. The Kopeysk fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Kopeysk's Innokentiy Seleznev 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 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.