League

Stadion Murmansk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Eduard Pavlov got free with Varlam Tsibulin in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the game, Mikhail Pestov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Svyatoslav Babinov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 12 minutes of play, TOMSK70's Timur Sleptsov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Svyatoslav Babinov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniil Tyutyunnikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 22nd minute by Mikhail Babel got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Svyatoslav Babinov came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by TOMSK70's Daniil Tyutyunnikov. But to his dismay, Daniil Tyutyunnikov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 28th minute, Timur Sleptsov made a precise shot to the right of Svyatoslav Babinov. Arsenal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Oleg Losev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timur Sleptsov took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svyatoslav Babinov. Svyatoslav Babinov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. With an all-out effort, Arsenal's Varlam Tsibulin threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leonid Levkovskiy, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sergey Karpin charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergey Karpin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, Arsenal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Karpin to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Losev in the 41st minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Babinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eduard Pavlov made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mark Boyarintsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 56 played minutes, Arsenal's Sergey Galkin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Varlam Tsibulin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arsenal reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal's zone, Timur Sleptsov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svyatoslav Babinov came out of the goal and Timur Sleptsov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 59 minutes into the game, one of Arsenal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Arsenal's Svyatoslav Babinov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal from getting a goal against them. 68 minutes into the game, Mikhail Babel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TOMSK70 the free kick. Mikhail Babel hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute of the match, Daniil Tyutyunnikov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Svyatoslav Babinov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 71st minute, TOMSK70's Daniil Tyutyunnikov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Svyatoslav Babinov. Svyatoslav Babinov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. TOMSK70's Varlam Tsibulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Levkovskiy in the 75th minute of play. If Mikhail Babel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arsenal's Sergey Karpin got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mikhail Pestov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Svyatoslav Babinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonid Levkovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Varlam Tsibulin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arsenal's Svyatoslav Babinov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal from getting a goal against them. Svyatoslav Babinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniil Tyutyunnikov in the 92nd minute of play. The supporters of TOMSK70 booed when Arsenal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Pavlov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th match minute, TOMSK70 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Panfilov to maneuver through the defense. The TOMSK70 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing TOMSK70 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.