League

Stadion Saratov
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Andrey Novikov made the kick off and thus started the match. Leonid Irdebenev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Budakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Leonid Irdebenev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Krivosheev in the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Glazov's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Novikov came free, but Aleksandr Krasilnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dmitriy Urazov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dmitriy Urazov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Grigoriy Krivosheev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 minutes, Timur Teterin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glazov and the Saratov HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Grigoriy Krivosheev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonid Irdebenev having to interfere. In the 28thth minute of the game Nikolay Budakov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saratov HC's Leonid Irdebenev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Grigoriy Krivosheev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evlampiy Rusakov's late challenge caught a Glazov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evlampiy Rusakov helped the player get up and apologised. After 36 minutes, Evgeniy Medvedev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glazov and the Saratov HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Glazov's Evgeniy Medvedev got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 41st minute of the match Timur Teterin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonid Irdebenev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andrey Novikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Aleksandr Krasilnikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nikolay Budakov to strike the kick off in the second half. Leonid Irdebenev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Budakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the game, Evgeniy Osipov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Glazov's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saratov HC the free kick. After 64 played minutes Glazov got a freekick which was hit by Evgeniy Osipov. 66 minutes into the match, Andrey Novikov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Krasilnikov. Glazov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Novikov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Nikolay Budakov scored 1-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonid Irdebenev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aleksandr Krasilnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Novikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonid Irdebenev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigoriy Krivosheev in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Saratov HC's goalkeeper Leonid Irdebenev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dmitriy Urazov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nikolay Budakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonid Irdebenev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Budakov in the 89th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Saratov HC's goalkeeper Leonid Irdebenev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoriy Krivosheev. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.