League

Stadion Vologda
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Igor Ershov made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the match, Voldemar Babkin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aleksandr Telnov, 1-0. A collision led to Birobidzhan FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ruslan Rublev hit a great ball. Mikhail Burvikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Ershov in the 15th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Arseniy Gribanovskiy put in a rough tackle. In the 25th minute, one of Birobidzhan FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Birobidzhan FC. The Birobidzhan FC fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Birobidzhan FC's Igor Ershov 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Igor Ershov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikhail Burvikov was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Mikhail Burvikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Birobidzhan FC's Nikanor Isakov got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute, Emmanuil Strelkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Voldemar Babkin made a kick off. Igor Ershov hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 53rd minute Boris Altuhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Telnov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ФК Дружба's Georgiy Lobanov got a free kick in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Igor Ershov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mikhail Burvikov, 1-3. 61 minutes into the match, ФК Дружба's Georgiy Lobanov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksandr Telnov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Birobidzhan FC's Aleksandr Telnov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Altuhov in the 62nd minute of play. Nikanor Isakov hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Birobidzhan FC's Filimon Cherepantsev got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mikhail Burvikov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igor Ershov went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Aleksandr Telnov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Voldemar Babkin in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Birobidzhan FC's Igor Ershov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. The supporters of ФК Дружба booed when Birobidzhan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filimon Cherepantsev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Igor Ershov got free in front of the goal in the 84th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Mikhail Burvikov was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. With his leg Mikhail Burvikov managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Birobidzhan FC's Filimon Cherepantsev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Igor Ershov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Filimon Cherepantsev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Mikhail Burvikov made a huge save. Nikanor Isakov kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Igor Ershov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksandr Telnov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Altuhov in the 95th minute of play.