League

Stadion Balashikha
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gleb Girchich made the kick off which started today's match. Vsevolod Ershov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanislav Gavrilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vsevolod Ershov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikhail Krylov having to interfere. Vsevolod Ershov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. Balashikha's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gleb Girchich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gleb Girchich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rudolf Panov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rudolf Panov to make the kick off. The Balashikha fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Balashikha's Rudolf Panov 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Vsevolod Ershov came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Balashikha 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 Vsevolod Ershov couldn't finish the play. FC GIZ SPb's Mikhail Krylov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Panov in the 61st minute of play. If Vsevolod Ershov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gleb Girchich's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anton Rudnov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Gleb Girchich 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gleb Girchich in the 75th minute of play forced Balashikha's goalkeeper Anton Rudnov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vsevolod Ershov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Krylov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Panov in the 79th minute of play. If Rudolf Panov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, FC GIZ SPb's Anton Rudnov threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gleb Girchich, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Stanislav Gavrilov sped through Balashikha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anton Rudnov. Fedor Dubrowski charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedor Dubrowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mikhail Krylov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Panov in the 94th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 96 minutes into the game, when Evgeniy Bednov put in a rough tackle. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Balashikha! Anton Rudnov had in the 98thth minute some difficulties stopping Aleksey Rogovskiy's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.