League

Vladimir
Spectators: 7414 (Terracing: 5561, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yakov Barmin started the match with the kick off. Vladimir Kryukov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislav Muravev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 5 minutes, Veniamin Shmakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nevinnomyssk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Veniamin Shmakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Muravev in the 7th minute of play forced Vladimir's goalkeeper Vladimir Kryukov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir Kryukov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Muravev in the 8th minute of play. Stanislav Muravev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 12th play minutes Stanislav Muravev shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Vladimir Kryukov and just under the crossbar into goal. 20 minutes into the game, Artur Filyuk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nevinnomyssk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vladimir the free kick. In the 20th minute, Artur Filyuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anatoliy Grigoriev hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Nevinnomyssk's Vladislav Muhin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakov Barmin in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanislav Muravev in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Kryukov saved Vladimir from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Veniamin Shmakov in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Kryukov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the game, Iskander Besyadovskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nevinnomyssk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vladimir the free kick. Iskander Besyadovskiy hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Stanislav Muravev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Veniamin Shmakov in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Kryukov saved Vladimir from getting behind. Yakov Barmin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 38th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With a little luck, Nevinnomyssk's Vladislav Muhin got control of the ball when Pavel Gomelskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Veniamin Shmakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Kryukov having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

A collision led to Vladimir getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Marat Smirnov hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Stanislav Muravev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nevinnomyssk's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislav Muravev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Kryukov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th match minute, Vladimir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Grigoriev to maneuver through the defense. Veniamin Shmakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Vladimir Kryukov made a huge save. If Yakov Barmin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st match minute, Vladimir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Innokentiy Bibikov to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Vladimir Dobrovolskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82nd play minutes Pavel Gomelskiy shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Vladislav Muhin and just under the crossbar into goal. 85 minutes into the match, Vladimir's goalkeeper Vladimir Kryukov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislav Muravev. Pavel Gomelskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 92 minutes, Yakov Barmin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vladimir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakov Barmin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Nevinnomyssk's zone, Yakov Barmin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladislav Muhin came out of the goal and Yakov Barmin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.