League

Krasnodar arena
Spectators: 9167 (Terracing: 6877, Seating: 2108, VIP seats: 182) Osmundo Verdaguer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute of the match Новгород TS got a corner. ФК КрасноДАР's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Igor Braginskiy ran over to the corner to take the kick. Igor Braginskiy made a great header on Новгород TS's corner, it was just that ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov managed to reach the ball for a save. Chris de Kok hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Osmundo Verdaguer took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viviano Baños, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goal looked a bit too open when Osmundo Verdaguer came free, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Artmann came free with the goalkeeper in the 18th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sven-Ove Frykberg could save by the left post. If Viviano Baños had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes of play, Новгород TS's Osmundo Verdaguer made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ippolit Blinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Andrey Savischev put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Sven-Ove Frykberg. The audience was convinced that Andrey Savischev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Ove Frykberg was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The ФК КрасноДАР players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Новгород TS were winning 1-3.

Jordi Alba tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Sven-Ove Frykberg. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-3 in the 52nd minute. Sven-Ove Frykberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Artmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. ФК КрасноДАР were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Новгород TS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filimon Rodimov took the corner. The corner ended in Filimon Rodimov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Новгород TS's Sven-Ove Frykberg did a great save. In the 60th minute, Osmundo Verdaguer fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov, passed just outside the right post. After 62 played minutes ФК КрасноДАР got a freekick which was hit by Filimon Rodimov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmundo Verdaguer in the 63rd minute of play forced ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ippolit Blinov in the 65th minute of play forced ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Ove Frykberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Savischev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torsten Norberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 67 minutes into the match. Новгород TS made a substitution. Loukas Papagiannopoulos replaced Jordi Alba. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov went to the wrong direction when Igor Braginskiy was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Viviano Baños could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when Новгород TS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viviano Baños didn't get a good kick on the ball. ФК КрасноДАР's Irakliy Lihachev was substituted for Oleg Chechkin. ФК КрасноДАР made a substitution. Luka Gagnidze replaced Benjamin Artmann. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Savischev in the 80th minute of play forced Новгород TS's goalkeeper Sven-Ove Frykberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes in the game, Osmundo Verdaguer fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov having to interfere. ФК КрасноДАР's Filimon Rodimov got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osmundo Verdaguer, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Chris de Kok kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmundo Verdaguer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Savischev to maneuver through the defense. The corner led ФК КрасноДАР's Irakliy Lihachev to fire away a dangerous shot which Sven-Ove Frykberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 97th minute, Irakliy Lihachev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК КрасноДАР fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.