League

Stadion Samara
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dmitriy Gazarh made the kick off and thus started the match. Valeriy Glazyrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dmitriy Gazarh in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Birobidzhan HC's Konstantin Vorohov got a free kick in the 5th minute. Egor Kiselev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Rozhkov having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Samara FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Gazarh came free, but Valeriy Glazyrin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Dmitriy Gazarh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valeriy Glazyrin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Valeriy Glazyrin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Shalevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Samara FC's Daniil Filippov suffered a fractured collar bone after 19 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 19 minutes into the game, Petr Bogdanov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birobidzhan HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samara FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Birobidzhan HC's Petr Bogdanov got a free kick in the 20th minute. Birobidzhan HC's Vladimir Rozhkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Birobidzhan HC from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the game, Birobidzhan HC's Dmitriy Gazarh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valeriy Glazyrin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Gazarh in the 27th minute of play forced Samara FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Glazyrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Birobidzhan HC's Vladimir Rozhkov got control of the ball when Egor Kiselev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valeriy Shalevich in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valeriy Glazyrin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anton Bragin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Samara FC defense, Dmitriy Gazarh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valeriy Glazyrin. The Samara FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valeriy Glazyrin should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Dmitriy Gazarh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valeriy Glazyrin was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Valeriy Shalevich took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valeriy Glazyrin. Valeriy Glazyrin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Egor Kiselev to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Dmitriy Gazarh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birobidzhan HC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dmitriy Gazarh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeriy Glazyrin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Gazarh in the 60th minute of play forced Samara FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Glazyrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Samara FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Glazyrin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dmitriy Gazarh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Glazyrin having to interfere. Dmitriy Gazarh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Dmitriy Gazarh dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Valeriy Glazyrin, 0-5. Valeriy Glazyrin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Gazarh, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With his leg Valeriy Glazyrin managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Birobidzhan HC's Valeriy Shalevich fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Samara FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Dmitriy Gazarh scored to the left of an out of position Valeriy Glazyrin, making the score, 0-6. The supporters of Samara FC booed when Birobidzhan HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danil Muhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Samara FC's Georgiy Dostoevskiy tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Gazarh in the 84th minute of play forced Samara FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Glazyrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Samara FC's zone, Valeriy Shalevich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valeriy Glazyrin came out of the goal and Valeriy Shalevich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valeriy Glazyrin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Gazarh, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Egor Kiselev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Samara FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Egor Kiselev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Rozhkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dmitriy Gazarh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Glazyrin having to interfere. Dmitriy Gazarh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Glazyrin having to interfere.