League

Miass
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fedor Kazhinskiy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stanislav Nikiforov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fedor Kazhinskiy's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. When Vitaliy Klescherev came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Petropavlovsk-Kamch. 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 Vitaliy Klescherev couldn't finish the play. Vitaliy Klescherev might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stanislav Nikiforov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vitaliy Klescherev ran back to his position shaking his head. After 8 played minutes Miass got a freekick which was hit by Yuriy Kosovskiy. 10 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s Vitaliy Klescherev fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. A collision led to Petropavlovsk-Kamch. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Zinoviy Barhin hit a great ball. With a little luck, Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s Timur Malafeev got control of the ball when Roman Oleinikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stanislav Nikiforov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedor Kazhinskiy in the 22nd minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Miass's goal looked a bit too open when Fedor Kazhinskiy came free, but Stanislav Nikiforov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislav Nikiforov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedor Kazhinskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The supporters of Petropavlovsk-Kamch. booed when Miass was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuriy Kosovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s Konstantin Grodenskiy shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 56th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stanislav Nikiforov but with some difficulty. If Sergey Kartyshev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timur Malafeev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Kartyshev in the 63rd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Kartyshev came free, but Timur Malafeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s goal looked a bit too open when Roman Oleinikov came free, but Timur Malafeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Miass's goalkeeper Stanislav Nikiforov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vitaliy Klescherev. Stanislav Nikiforov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Klescherev, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 76 minutes of play, Petropavlovsk-Kamch.'s Fedor Kazhinskiy made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanislav Nikiforov was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Vitaliy Klescherev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 91 minutes, Roman Oleinikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Miass's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Oleinikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Petropavlovsk-Kamch. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.