League

Stadion Kyzyl
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timur Dobrovolskiy got the match started through his kick off. Georgiy Yanovskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andron Altaiskiy in the 9th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Kyzyl's goal looked a bit too open when Afanasiy Epanchin came free, but Georgiy Yanovskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afanasiy Epanchin in the 18th minute of play forced Kyzyl's goalkeeper Georgiy Yanovskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Kyzyl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afanasiy Afonin to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Afanasiy Epanchin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgiy Yanovskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afanasiy Afonin during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st minute, Afanasiy Afonin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Arkadiy Badanin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgiy Yanovskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th match minute, Kyzyl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vadim Lebedinskiy to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Arkadiy Badanin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izhevsk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arkadiy Badanin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgiy Yanovskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Grigoriy Strizhenko's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vladimir Cherepanov firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Afanasiy Epanchin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th match minute, Izhevsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Banin to maneuver through the defense. Albert Abramov charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert Abramov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Izhevsk FC booed when Kyzyl was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Abramov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timur Dobrovolskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Vladimir Cherepanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigoriy Strizhenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernest Levental during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Izhevsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernest Levental to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Timur Dobrovolskiy struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Vladimir Cherepanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kyzyl. Timur Dobrovolskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Cherepanov having to interfere. Grigoriy Strizhenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Vladimir Cherepanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grigoriy Strizhenko in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Cherepanov saved Izhevsk FC from getting behind. Georgiy Yanovskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergey Abdrakhmanov in the 89th minute. When Arkadiy Badanin came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Izhevsk FC 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 Arkadiy Badanin couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Grigoriy Strizhenko 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. Sergey Abdrakhmanov's late challenge caught a Kyzyl's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergey Abdrakhmanov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th match minute, Izhevsk FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Abdrakhmanov to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.