League

Stadion Nakhodka
Spectators: 7386 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 70) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danila Lyakrimov started the match with the kick off. German Kryzhov struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Dmitriy Lobanovskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nakhodka FC. After 8 played minutes Nakhodka FC got a freekick which was hit by Danila Lyakrimov. After having played for 10 minutes, Yuvenaliy Konovalov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kazan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuvenaliy Konovalov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dmitriy Lobanovskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danila Lyakrimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 17th minute David Simonyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Agashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that David Simonyan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viktor Agashin was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Yuvenaliy Konovalov struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Viktor Agashin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kazan FC. After some careless play in the Nakhodka FC defense, Yuvenaliy Konovalov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viktor Agashin. The Nakhodka FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viktor Agashin should have stopped the shot. David Simonyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Agashin having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Yuvenaliy Konovalov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 33 played minutes Nakhodka FC got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Buryak. David Simonyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuvenaliy Konovalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Agashin having to interfere. After the first half Kazan FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Yuvenaliy Konovalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Agashin having to interfere. Nakhodka FC's Viktor Agashin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Nakhodka FC from getting a goal against them. In the 68th match minute, Nakhodka FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evgeniy Kashinskiy to maneuver through the defense. Viktor Agashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Simonyan in the 69th minute of the match. Nikolay Buryak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Lobanovskiy having to interfere. When Danila Lyakrimov came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Nakhodka 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 Danila Lyakrimov couldn't finish the play. Yuvenaliy Konovalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Oleg Rusanov fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nakhodka FC's protests and gave Oleg Rusanov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Nakhodka FC's Oleg Rusanov got a free kick in the 80th minute. Vsevolod Guretskiy's late challenge caught a Nakhodka FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vsevolod Guretskiy helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kazan FC's Vsevolod Guretskiy got a free kick in the 84th minute. Yuvenaliy Konovalov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 86th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Nakhodka FC's Viktor Agashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Simonyan in the 89th minute of play. Viktor Agashin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Simonyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the game, Semen Maslov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nakhodka FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kazan FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Nakhodka FC's Semen Maslov got a free kick in the 95th minute. Kazan FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.