League

Akrep Arena
Spectators: 8094 (Terracing: 6072, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Svyatoslav Dorovskih started the match with the kick off. After 9 minutes, Varlam Kuleshov made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Antalyaspor's Artem Vasin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Varlam Kuleshov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Спартак Бишкек ФК's supporters rose to their feet, but Varlam Kuleshov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Vasin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svyatoslav Dorovskih in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergey Kornilov saved Спартак Бишкек ФК from getting behind. Albert Karyaka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Varlam Kuleshov sped through Antalyaspor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artem Vasin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikhail Medved in the 25th minute of play forced Antalyaspor's goalkeeper Artem Vasin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Antalyaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Varlam Kuleshov came free, but Artem Vasin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Varlam Kuleshov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Artem Vasin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artem Vasin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oles Vladimirov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes of play, Спартак Бишкек ФК's Varlam Kuleshov made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artem Vasin was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, Antalyaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Varlam Kuleshov came free, but Artem Vasin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Melnikov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Artem Vasin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Varlam Kuleshov, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Ivan Aleksandrov struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Artem Vasin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Спартак Бишкек ФК. An unexpectedly hard shot by Varlam Kuleshov in the 42nd minute of play forced Antalyaspor's goalkeeper Artem Vasin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikhail Medved sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Спартак Бишкек ФК were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitold Bystrov in the 51st minute of play forced Спартак Бишкек ФК's goalkeeper Sergey Kornilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artem Vasin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Varlam Kuleshov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to Antalyaspor getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Matvey Krasilnikov hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, Спартак Бишкек ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Varlam Kuleshov to maneuver through the defense. Sergey Kornilov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vitold Bystrov went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Ivan Aleksandrov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th minute, Oleg Strelkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petr Fantalov kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Varlam Kuleshov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Aleksandrov might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artem Vasin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivan Aleksandrov ran back to his position shaking his head. 1-6 became the score in the 87th minute when Varlam Kuleshov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Спартак Бишкек ФК's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.