League

Stadion Tomsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yuriy Biryukov kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Vladimir's Ippolit Zykov got control of the ball when Yuriy Biryukov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ippolit Zykov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frol Bodiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ippolit Balmasov fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vladimir's protests and gave Ippolit Balmasov a yellow card for diving instead. Egor Bauman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ippolit Zykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute Ippolit Balmasov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasiliy Kirillov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vladimir's Andrey Badaev in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Karelia FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute of the match Afanasiy Bukov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ippolit Zykov skillfully saved the ball. Ippolit Zykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Bezukhov in the 16th minute of play. Ippolit Zykov was a little too slow when Roman Bezukhov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-0. Vasiliy Kirillov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ippolit Balmasov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuriy Biryukov in the 29th minute of play forced Vladimir's goalkeeper Ippolit Zykov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir's Ippolit Zykov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Vladimir from getting a goal against them. Egor Bauman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ippolit Zykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Bezukhov got free with Ippolit Zykov in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute Frol Bodiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ippolit Zykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Frol Bodiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ippolit Balmasov was the one to do the kick off. After 59 minutes, Yuriy Biryukov made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Vladimir's Ippolit Zykov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Andrey Badaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuriy Biryukov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ippolit Zykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Biryukov in the 75th minute of play. When Frol Bodiev came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Karelia 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 Frol Bodiev couldn't finish the play. If Egor Bauman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute, Yuriy Biryukov 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. In the 87th minute Egor Bauman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ippolit Zykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karelia FC's Egor Bauman got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yuriy Biryukov scored 5-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ippolit Zykov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ippolit Zykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Biryukov in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Karelia FC fully deserved thier win.