League

Stadion Nizhnekamsk
Spectators: 6038 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislav Markov took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, ФК КРАСАВА's Vladimir Rygalin got control of the ball when Lev Alferov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nizhnekamsk's Semen Burlyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timofey Gabovich in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timofey Gabovich in the 9th minute of play forced Nizhnekamsk's goalkeeper Semen Burlyay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Ippolit Podkorytov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Semen Burlyay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Semen Burlyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidor Chuevskiy in the 14th minute of the match. Ippolit Podkorytov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Burlyay having to interfere. Semen Burlyay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timofey Gabovich in the 18th minute of play. With splendid footwork Stanislav Markov arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-1 by the left pole in the game's 21st minute. A collision led to Nizhnekamsk getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Grigoriy Kononov hit a great ball. Semen Burlyay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidor Chuevskiy in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Ippolit Podkorytov made a precise shot to the right of Semen Burlyay. Nizhnekamsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 34th match minute, Nizhnekamsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Blokhin to maneuver through the defense. Elisey Lazarev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 35th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Vladimir Rygalin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Naumkin in the 38th minute of play. Semen Burlyay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Varfolomey Asatryan in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Roman Naumkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nizhnekamsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Naumkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Rygalin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the match, Lev Alferov notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of ФК КРАСАВА's Vladimir Rygalin. Vladimir Rygalin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Semen Burlyay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidor Chuevskiy in the 52nd minute. Vladimir Rygalin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Markov in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidor Chuevskiy in the 58th minute of play forced Nizhnekamsk's goalkeeper Semen Burlyay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the ФК КРАСАВА defense, Roman Naumkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladimir Rygalin. The ФК КРАСАВА fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladimir Rygalin should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ФК КРАСАВА booed when Nizhnekamsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anatoliy Blokhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute Varfolomey Asatryan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semen Burlyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Igor Bezukhov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute of the match Stanislav Markov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Rygalin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sidor Chuevskiy got free with Semen Burlyay in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ippolit Podkorytov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Semen Burlyay came out and tried to block the shot, but Ippolit Podkorytov slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 80th minute. Roman Naumkin struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Vladimir Rygalin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhnekamsk. The supporters of Nizhnekamsk booed when ФК КРАСАВА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Bezukhov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Nizhnekamsk's goal looked a bit too open when Sidor Chuevskiy came free, but Semen Burlyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, ФК КРАСАВА's Ippolit Podkorytov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Semen Burlyay narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The ФК КРАСАВА supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ФК КРАСАВА would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.