Volgograd
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Volgograd's Valeriy Plankin 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. 3 minutes into the game, András Csontos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eiffel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Volgograd the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Eiffel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by András Csontos to maneuver through the defense. Mpenza Madiya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Egor Kibenko in the 5th minute. Siphokazi Madiba kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egor Kibenko got free with Mpenza Madiya in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kirill Lobanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takalani Mbule, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egor Kibenko in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mpenza Madiya, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Valeriy Plankin scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mpenza Madiya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eiffel's Mpenza Madiya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Eiffel from getting a goal against them. Mpenza Madiya made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Egor Kibenko sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egor Kibenko got free with Mpenza Madiya in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mpenza Madiya made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Egor Kibenko sent off a good shot on target. Takalani Mbule might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kirill Lobanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Takalani Mbule ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Eiffel's Papi Madima got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Eiffel's Terence Madiya got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute Papi Madima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirill Lobanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kirill Lobanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Papi Madima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute of the match, Valeriy Plankin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mpenza Madiya saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Siphokazi Madiba kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Egor Kibenko could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Mpenza Madiya however easily saved by the left post. Mpenza Madiya was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Valeriy Plankin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valeriy Plankin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Papi Madima to strike the kick off in the second half. Mpenza Madiya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egor Kibenko in the 51st minute of play. Ebrahim Miti hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. When Anton Matveev came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Volgograd 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 Anton Matveev couldn't finish the play. Eiffel's Daniel Sephiri was substituted for Takalani Tau. A collision led to Eiffel getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. András Csontos hit a great ball. Daniel Sephiri hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. A collision led to Eiffel getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Siphokazi Madiba hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Valeriy Plankin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mpenza Madiya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Volgograd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Makar Abdulaev to maneuver through the defense. When Eiffel's Papi Madima in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Volgograd's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 72 minutes, Valeriy Plankin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Volgograd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valeriy Plankin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kirill Lobanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siphokazi Madiba in the 75th minute. After 78 minutes, Muzaffer Gagauz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eiffel and the Volgograd players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Eiffel getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Muzaffer Gagauz hit a great ball. Eiffel's Terence Madiya was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kirill Lobanov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Muzaffer Gagauzs short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Kirill Lobanov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Terence Madiya received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kirill Lobanov came out and tried to block the shot, but Terence Madiya slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 89th minute. A collision led to Volgograd getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Makar Abdulaev hit a great ball. Kirill Lobanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Papi Madima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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