League

Kobrin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nesvizh's Dmitry Kamkovich 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. A collision led to Kobrin getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Vladislav Ponomarev hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Aleksey Savoiko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juras Petrash was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Dmitry Kamkovich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Genady Martynov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Dmitry Kamkovich cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Genady Martynov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nesvizh's Vadim Laikevich pulled a muscle in his back after 25 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Aleksey Savoiko fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kobrin's protests and gave Aleksey Savoiko a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Aleksey Savoiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juras Petrash made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marat Ershov in the 29th minute. Dmitry Kamkovich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juras Petrash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Savoiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 46th minute, Denis Zaitsev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kobrin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Bloh was the one to do the kick off. Denis Zaitsev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Igor Bloh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksey Savoiko in the 61st minute of play forced Nesvizh's goalkeeper Juras Petrash to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Genady Kantarovich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Genady Martynov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Juras Petrash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Zaitsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikita Kostitsin during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nesvizh getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Nikita Kostitsin hit a great ball. Juras Petrash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Bloh in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Genady Kantarovich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nesvizh's supporters rose to their feet, but Genady Kantarovich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genady Martynov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Bloh in the 82nd minute of play forced Nesvizh's goalkeeper Juras Petrash to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Denis Zaitsev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juras Petrash saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juras Petrash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Zaitsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kobrin had played much better football throughout.