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Match Report
Velikiy Novgorod
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Velikiy Novgorod's Rudolf Kovtun started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaroslav Zelenetskiy in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pavel Laikask prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Krasnodar's Petr Broshin got a free kick in the 19th minute. When Rudolf Bogdanov came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Velikiy Novgorod fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rudolf Bogdanov couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Krasnodar's goalkeeper Vladislav Dorovskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rudolf Bogdanov. Yaroslav Zelenetskiy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pavel Laikask read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Rudolf Bogdanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Vladislav Dorovskiy made a huge save. Pavel Laikask showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Zamotaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the game, Danil Krutikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Krasnodar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Velikiy Novgorod the free kick. Danil Krutikov hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Pavel Laikask made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Zamotaev in the 40th minute of play. Vladislav Dorovskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rudolf Bogdanov in the 41st minute. When Yaroslav Zelenetskiy came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Krasnodar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yaroslav Zelenetskiy couldn't finish the play. Rudolf Bogdanov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladislav Dorovskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Grigoriy Turko charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grigoriy Turko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Krasnodar getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Grigoriy Turko hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
The wind increased when Sergey Zamotaev made the kick off in the second half. If Yaroslav Zelenetskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vadim Avzalov's late challenge caught a Velikiy Novgorod's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vadim Avzalov helped the player get up and apologised. 56 minutes into the game, one of Krasnodar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pavel Laikask made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Yaroslav Zelenetskiy sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Velikiy Novgorod's zone, Yaroslav Zelenetskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavel Laikask came out of the goal and Yaroslav Zelenetskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the match, Velikiy Novgorod's goalkeeper Pavel Laikask had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yaroslav Zelenetskiy. Yaroslav Zelenetskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Pavel Laikask tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Velikiy Novgorod's Aleksey Kapskiy got a free kick in the 81st minute. Sergey Zamotaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Pavel Laikask tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Krasnodar booed when Velikiy Novgorod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Sivildin didn't get a good kick on the ball.
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