League

Stadion Yoshkar-Ola
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petr Krymov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Penza's Petr Krymov got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Gennadiy Belyaninov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vyacheslav Benediktov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petr Krymov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 20 played minutes Yoshkar-Ola FC got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Fomenko. Danil Belyakov took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vyacheslav Benediktov. Vyacheslav Benediktov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Rustam Gavrilov kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Vyacheslav Benediktov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Krymov in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Yoshkar-Ola FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Krymov came free, but Vyacheslav Benediktov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Danil Belyakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Penza's Nikolay Agamov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oleg Scherbatov in the 40th minute of play. Yulian Kotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Nikolay Agamov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Oleg Scherbatov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yulian Kotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Nikolay Agamov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolay Agamov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Scherbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Yulian Kotov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikolay Agamov was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Petr Krymov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Benediktov having to interfere. Vyacheslav Benediktov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 76th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ivan Kazintsev. The supporters of Penza booed when Yoshkar-Ola FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Fomenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Sergey Fomenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yoshkar-Ola FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Penza the free kick. The supporters of Penza booed when Yoshkar-Ola FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Fomenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Mikhail Atamanov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Yoshkar-Ola FC's Vyacheslav Benediktov didn't even have to move. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Yulian Kotov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yoshkar-Ola FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yulian Kotov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Agamov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Petr Krymov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vyacheslav Benediktov. That made the score 0-3 in the 91 minute of play. Nikolay Agamov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yulian Kotov in the 96th minute of play. The Yoshkar-Ola FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Penza to win.