League

Stadion Korolev
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Artur Chervitskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktor Simakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuriy Podkopalov having to interfere. Yuriy Podkopalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Simakov in the 9th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Viktor Simakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yuriy Podkopalov was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Yuriy Podkopalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Steklovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21stth minute of the game Vladislav Steklovskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Korolev's Yuriy Podkopalov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Artur Chervitskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eldar Egarmin. Sunhill FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artur Chervitskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Vladislav Steklovskiy notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Korolev's Yuriy Podkopalov. Yuriy Podkopalov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Korolev getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Stanislav Getmanov hit a great ball. If Vladislav Steklovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ilya Tolbuhin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eldar Egarmin came out and tried to block the shot, but Ilya Tolbuhin slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 38th minute. Eldar Egarmin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilya Tolbuhin in the 45th minute of the match. When Viktor Simakov came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Sunhill 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 Viktor Simakov couldn't finish the play.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viktor Simakov in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yuriy Podkopalov saved Korolev from getting behind. Vladislav Steklovskiy struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Yuriy Podkopalov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sunhill FC. Eldar Egarmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Chervitskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sunhill FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yaroslav Ostankin was slow to take the kick. During this time Korolev's players had a chance to rest. Korolev's Yaroslav Ostankin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eldar Egarmin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 66th match minute, Sunhill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestr Anyukov to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 68 minutes, Viktor Simakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sunhill FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viktor Simakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Vladislav Steklovskiy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sunhill FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Rudolf Ignatov kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Vladimir Kostin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yuriy Podkopalov. Korolev's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vladislav Steklovskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yuriy Podkopalov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vladislav Steklovskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. Korolev's attack was well implemented in the 87th minute, but when Artur Chervitskiy was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 89 minutes into the game, Korolev's Ilya Tolbuhin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eldar Egarmin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. 94 minutes into the game, Arseniy Baibakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Korolev's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sunhill FC the free kick. In the 94th minute, Arseniy Baibakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viktor Simakov in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yuriy Podkopalov saved Korolev from getting behind.