League

Novorossiysk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mikhail Denisenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Konstantin Chizhevskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladislav Tverdomedov got in the 15th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Emmanuil Fenko handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Vadim Uhobotin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Emmanuil Fenko made a huge save. In the 17th minute Ernest Klyuka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonid Ryabykin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Mikhail Denisenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Irakliy Kutsin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikhail Denisenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emmanuil Fenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladislav Tverdomedov in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Klyuka in the 46th minute of play forced Novorossiysk FC's goalkeeper Leonid Ryabykin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladislav Tverdomedov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonid Ilyumzhinov came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Leonid Ryabykin could save by the left post. Emmanuil Fenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vadim Uhobotin in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Vadim Uhobotin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Novorossiysk FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Klyuka in the 70th minute of play forced Novorossiysk FC's goalkeeper Leonid Ryabykin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Novorossiysk FC's Yaroslav Latyaev managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Anatoliy Zolotov in the 72 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Novorossiysk FC's Vladislav Tverdomedov got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Pegasus's goalkeeper Emmanuil Fenko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Pegasus's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.