League

Stadion Arkhangelsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentin Gerasimov took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Moscow FC got a freekick which was hit by Trofim Panfilov. In the 8thth minute of the game Valentin Gerasimov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Moscow FC's Valeriy Bondarev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stepan Kerzhakov scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Grigoriy Gorodetskiy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Gennadiy Trushin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Gerasimov got in the 23rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Valeriy Bondarev handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Grigoriy Gorodetskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Lashkov in the 25th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes МФМ got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Koshelev. Grigoriy Gorodetskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stepan Kerzhakov in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Gennadiy Trushin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Valentin Gerasimov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valeriy Bondarev was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Valeriy Bondarev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Gerasimov in the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of МФМ booed when Moscow FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Plyushkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute of the match Ivan Kodatskiy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valeriy Bondarev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Gerasimov in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valeriy Bondarev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gennadiy Trushin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gennadiy Trushin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The МФМ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Moscow FC were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Denis Lashkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When МФМ's Gennadiy Trushin in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moscow FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute Gennadiy Trushin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriy Bondarev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gennadiy Trushin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valentin Gerasimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When МФМ's Valentin Gerasimov in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moscow FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 76th minute, Moscow FC's Vadim Antonenko dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. МФМ's Grigoriy Gorodetskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save МФМ from getting a goal against them. If Gennadiy Trushin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Gerasimov in the 83rd minute of play forced Moscow FC's goalkeeper Valeriy Bondarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoriy Gorodetskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Lashkov in the 86th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, МФМ's goalkeeper Grigoriy Gorodetskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lev Plyushkin. The Moscow FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Moscow FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.