League

Stadion Astrakhan
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rustam Suvorin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yan Gudkov charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yan Gudkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Vladimir Lebedev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Bukhalin was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Astrakhan's Maksim Kovtunov got a free kick in the 6th minute. Lubertsy's Klim Pshenichnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute Rustam Suvorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedor Kolganov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Lebedev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Igor Bukhalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Yan Gudkov was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 17 minutes had been played. A collision led to Astrakhan getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yan Gudkov hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Astrakhan's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Pshenichnikov came free, but Igor Bukhalin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, one of Astrakhan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Igor Bukhalin had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Danila Zubenko's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Igor Bukhalin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klim Pshenichnikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Klim Pshenichnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Bukhalin having to interfere. A hard shot 33 in the game by Emmanuil Korol from a close distance when the talented Fedor Kolganov managed to make a qualified save. Lubertsy's players were relieved. Astrakhan's Maksim Kovtunov suffered a concussion after 33 minutes and had to leave the field. When Stepan Beskhlebnyi fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lubertsy's protests and gave Stepan Beskhlebnyi a yellow card for diving instead. Stepan Beskhlebnyi kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Igor Bukhalin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Lebedev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Vladimir Lebedev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Vladimir Lebedev came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Lubertsy 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 Vladimir Lebedev couldn't finish the play. Vladimir Lebedev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Bukhalin having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Klim Pshenichnikov made a kick off. Igor Bukhalin made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Vladimir Lebedev sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Klim Pshenichnikov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lubertsy's supporters rose to their feet, but Klim Pshenichnikov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Bukhalin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Klim Pshenichnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Igor Bukhalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klim Pshenichnikov in the 60th minute of play forced Astrakhan's goalkeeper Igor Bukhalin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Klim Pshenichnikov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 72 played minutes Astrakhan got a freekick which was hit by Rustam Suvorin. If Klim Pshenichnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimir Lebedev got free with Igor Bukhalin in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vladimir Lebedev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Igor Bukhalin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 79th minute, Emmanuil Korol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Klim Pshenichnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Igor Bukhalin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Lebedev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rustam Suvorin hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes, Klim Pshenichnikov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Astrakhan's Igor Bukhalin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Igor Bukhalin made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Vladimir Lebedev sent off a good shot on target. Lubertsy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.