League

Stadion Bataysk
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arseniy Grebnitskiy started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Gerasim Chernov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kancheli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vsevolod Furmanov kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Spiridon Knyazhetskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonid Serov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Zinoviy Kovalevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Bataysk booed when Zhukovsky was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Dvorskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arseniy Grebnitskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 played minutes Bataysk got a freekick which was hit by Leonid Serov. After having played for 25 minutes, Arseniy Grebnitskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zhukovsky's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arseniy Grebnitskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 26 played minutes Bataysk got a freekick which was hit by Leonid Serov. In the 27th match minute, Zhukovsky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Furmanov to maneuver through the defense. Arseniy Grebnitskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Kancheli having to interfere. Arseniy Grebnitskiy struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Artem Kancheli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zhukovsky. In the 34th match minute, Bataysk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Serov to maneuver through the defense. Artem Kancheli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerasim Chernov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 minutes, Aleksandr Dvorskiy made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bataysk's Artem Kancheli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aleksandr Dvorskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Aleksandr Dvorskiy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zhukovsky fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonid Serov to make the kick off. If Aleksandr Dvorskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Zhukovsky's Gerasim Chernov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artem Kancheli. That made the score 0-3 after 55 minutes of play. After having played for 61 minutes, Gerasim Chernov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zhukovsky's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerasim Chernov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arseniy Grebnitskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Kancheli having to interfere. If Aleksandr Dvorskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Aleksandr Dvorskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arseniy Grebnitskiy struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Artem Kancheli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zhukovsky. Arseniy Grebnitskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 79 played minutes Zhukovsky got a freekick which was hit by Vsevolod Furmanov. If Gerasim Chernov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Dvorskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Kancheli having to interfere. If Aleksandr Dvorskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerasim Chernov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zhukovsky's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.