League

Stadion Yuzhno-Sakha
Spectators: 6698 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 0) Oleg Gusakovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Avdoshin having to interfere. If Oleg Gusakovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 18 minutes, Valentin Scherbakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Scherbakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kolovrat's Vladlen Guzovskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Kolovrat from getting a goal against them. After 20 minutes, Mikhail Korolev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kolovrat and the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes Kolovrat got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Korolev. After having played for 22 minutes, Leonid Epshtein managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonid Epshtein was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Leonid Epshtein in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kolovrat's goalie prevented a goal. Oleg Gusakovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Avdoshin having to interfere. Konstantin Bubnov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Sergey Avdoshin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's goalkeeper Sergey Avdoshin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Egor Kurmaliev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vladlen Guzovskiy firmly grabbed it by the left post. Leonid Epshtein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladlen Guzovskiy was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Leonid Epshtein capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leonid Epshtein really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 46th minute Konstantin Bubnov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Avdoshin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Leonid Epshtein made the kick off in the second half. Oleg Gusakovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Avdoshin having to interfere. If Konstantin Bubnov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonid Epshtein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Filimon Zhukov fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kolovrat's protests and gave Filimon Zhukov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Kolovrat getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Filimon Zhukov hit a great ball. After a long run with the ball, Kirill Vasilenko did a trick in the 63rd minute in front of Kolovrat's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-0. An impressive performance by Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Kirill Vasilenko! Sergey Avdoshin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konstantin Bubnov in the 67th minute. If Egor Kurmaliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Sergey Avdoshin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk from getting a goal against them. Egor Kurmaliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Vladlen Guzovskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Konstantin Bubnov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.