League

Stadion Volgodonsk
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 50) Danil Aleksandrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Gavrilov scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksey Kaledin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aleksey Kaledin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Gavrilov in the 13th minute of the match. Aleksey Kaledin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoriy Gavrilov in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Volgodonsk HC's goalkeeper Aleksey Kaledin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute Grigoriy Gavrilov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksey Kaledin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksey Kaledin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danil Aleksandrov in the 31st minute of the match. Danil Aleksandrov took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksey Kaledin. Aleksey Kaledin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Aleksey Kaledin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danil Aleksandrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Danil Aleksandrov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Novotroitsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Danil Aleksandrov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksey Kaledin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the match, Volgodonsk HC's goal looked a bit too open when Grigoriy Gavrilov came free, but Aleksey Kaledin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danil Aleksandrov in the 48th minute of play forced Volgodonsk HC's goalkeeper Aleksey Kaledin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Konstantin Eremin made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Gavrilov in the 53rd minute of play forced Volgodonsk HC's goalkeeper Aleksey Kaledin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Danil Aleksandrov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Novotroitsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Danil Aleksandrov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksey Kaledin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonard Aleksandrov kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Grigoriy Gavrilov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aleksey Kaledin came out and tried to block the shot, but Grigoriy Gavrilov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 60th minute. Leonid Kortunov hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. A collision led to Volgodonsk HC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Leonard Aleksandrov hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Volgodonsk HC's zone, Grigoriy Gavrilov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksey Kaledin came out of the goal and Grigoriy Gavrilov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 0-4 became the score in the 70th minute when Danil Aleksandrov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Danil Aleksandrov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksey Kaledin having to make a save. Danil Aleksandrov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Aleksey Kaledin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Gavrilov in the 85th minute of play forced Volgodonsk HC's goalkeeper Aleksey Kaledin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikhail Fomin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 88 minutes, Danil Aleksandrov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novotroitsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danil Aleksandrov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Aleksey Kaledin managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Novotroitsk's Danil Aleksandrov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Volgodonsk HC's zone, Danil Aleksandrov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksey Kaledin came out of the goal and Danil Aleksandrov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Novotroitsk'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.