League

Grozny
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vladimir Silin took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrey Berketov got free with Timofey Golant in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 11 minutes into the match, Andrey Berketov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Izhevsk FC's Timofey Golant. Timofey Golant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With an all-out effort, Grozny FC's Timofey Golant threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vladimir Silin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Ruslan Skryabin came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Izhevsk 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 Ruslan Skryabin couldn't finish the play. With his leg Timofey Golant managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Grozny FC's Andrey Berketov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 22 minutes into the match, Izhevsk FC's goalkeeper Timofey Golant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Berketov. In the 23rd minute of the match Grozny FC got a corner. Izhevsk FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aleksey Bolotin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aleksey Bolotin made a great header on Grozny FC's corner, it was just that Izhevsk FC's Timofey Golant managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Grozny FC booed when Izhevsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kliment Emelyanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksey Bolotin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Timofey Golant. Izhevsk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Matvey Kartashev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuil Fomichev in the 29th minute of play. Kliment Emelyanov was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 32 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Izhevsk FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Grozny FC:s goal. Izhevsk FC:s Timofey Golant showed great skill when he stopped Artem Gostintsev:s penalty. Kapiton Butyrskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timofey Golant was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Vladimir Silin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vladimir Silin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Irakliy Fioletov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Timofey Golant. Izhevsk FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Timofey Golant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrey Berketov in the 44th minute. Matvey Kartashev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruslan Skryabin in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruslan Skryabin to make the kick off. Timofey Golant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artem Gostintsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timofey Golant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Berketov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Izhevsk FC defense, Vladimir Silin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Timofey Golant. The Izhevsk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Timofey Golant should have stopped the shot. Ruslan Skryabin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Matvey Kartashev made a huge save. The supporters of Grozny FC booed when Izhevsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuil Fomichev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ruslan Skryabin came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Izhevsk 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 Ruslan Skryabin couldn't finish the play. The Grozny FC fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Grozny FC's Andrey Berketov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Timofey Golant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Berketov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruslan Skryabin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Matvey Kartashev made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Izhevsk FC's Ruslan Skryabin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matvey Kartashev. That made the score 4-1 after 83 minutes of play. Izhevsk FC's Timofey Golant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksey Bolotin in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Grozny FC booed when Izhevsk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danil Samoshkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grozny FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.