League

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 9355 (Terracing: 7018, Seating: 2151, VIP seats: 186) The audience thought a goal was coming when Veniamin Markov got free with Josue Ayala in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Unica FC booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirill Latyaev didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Veniamin Markov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Josue Ayala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veniamin Markov in the 14th minute. Gennadiy Blatun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aybar Bayezit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josue Ayala having to interfere. Josue Ayala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Markov, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aybar Bayezit was slow to take the kick. During this time Unica FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Unica FC's Guilherme Penha getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Veniamin Markov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Josue Ayala made a huge save. In the 31st minute, Veniamin Markov made a precise shot to the right of Josue Ayala. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Liu Jie charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Liu Jie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Unica FC made a substitution. Konstantin Bondarev replaced Apostolikas Gaitanopoulos. In the 35th minute, Liu Jie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guilherme Penha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Unica FC were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aybar Bayezit took the corner. Aybar Bayezit made a great header on Unica FC's corner, it was just that Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala managed to reach the ball for a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Timur Chichko to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aybar Bayezit in the 52nd minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veniamin Markov in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Timur Chichko notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Unica FC's Nikita Gudkov. Nikita Gudkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Veniamin Markov in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josue Ayala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gennadiy Blatun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Nikita Gudkov made a huge save. Gennadiy Blatun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Nikita Gudkov made a huge save. Nikita Gudkov made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Gennadiy Blatun sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Jie in the 66th minute of play forced Unica FC's goalkeeper Nikita Gudkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veniamin Markov in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veniamin Markov in the 74th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Veniamin Markov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Unica FC made a substitution. Konstantin Vostrikov replaced Klim Leonov. 77 minutes into the match, Unica FC's Aybar Bayezit sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josue Ayala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gennadiy Nazarov to maneuver through the defense. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Osmar Madureira replaced Sebastian Postelnicu. In the 80th minute, Gennadiy Nazarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute of the match Aybar Bayezit sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Josue Ayala skillfully saved the ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aybar Bayezit in the 85th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Pavel Ivanteev in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Alexandr Berezin. Aleksey Braga charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleksey Braga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Aybar Bayezit came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Unica FC 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 Aybar Bayezit couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's attentive Osman Gulson managed to snatch the ball when Konstantin Vostrikov made a throw-in in the 94th minute of the game. 96 minutes into the game, Dmitriy Cherep was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unica FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Феникс Санкт-Петербург the free kick. In the 96th match minute, Unica FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dmitriy Cherep to maneuver through the defense. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.