League

Arena Victory
Spectators: 9162 (Terracing: 6873, Seating: 2107, VIP seats: 182) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Larionov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Antonis Anastasiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Denisov in the 3rd minute of the match. Andrey Izotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoriy Stepanenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoriy Stepanenko in the 9th minute of play forced ROTOR's goalkeeper Andrey Izotov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Anastasiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Larionov in the 12th minute of play. In the 12th minute Roman Larionov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Anastasiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kapiton Agranovskiy fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ROTOR's protests and gave Kapiton Agranovskiy a yellow card for diving instead. Andrey Izotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feoktist Golov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ROTOR's Andrey Izotov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feoktist Golov in the 19th minute of play. Andrey Izotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feoktist Golov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute of the match Novokuznetsk got a corner. ROTOR's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Veniamin Elyutin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Novokuznetsk's corner Veniamin Elyutin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andrey Izotov quite easily take care of the ball. Andrey Izotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoriy Stepanenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dmitriy Lodygin struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Antonis Anastasiadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ROTOR. Andrey Izotov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Stepanenko in the 33rd minute of the match. Dmitriy Lodygin struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Antonis Anastasiadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ROTOR. After 35 played minutes ROTOR got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Lodygin. Dmitriy Lodygin hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, ROTOR's goal looked a bit too open when Feoktist Golov came free, but Andrey Izotov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Novokuznetsk were awarded a corner. Veniamin Elyutin went to the cornerflag to take it. Andrey Izotov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoriy Stepanenko in the 41st minute of play. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silantiy Astankov was the one to do the kick off. Silantiy Astankovs short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Andrey Izotov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 55 minutes into the match, ROTOR's goalkeeper Andrey Izotov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silantiy Astankov. ROTOR's Andrey Izotov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save ROTOR from getting a goal against them. Silantiy Astankov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Andrey Izotov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Andrey Izotov made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Feoktist Golov sent off a good shot on target. Silantiy Astankov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Andrey Izotov made a huge save. After 67 minutes ROTOR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Veniamin Elyutin who took care of the corner kick. Novokuznetsk were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after ROTOR's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Veniamin Elyutin took the corner. Novokuznetsk's Veniamin Elyutin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andrey Izotov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roman Larionov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Anastasiadis having to interfere. Rostislav Levinzon kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Rostislav Levinzon hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Novokuznetsk's Veniamin Elyutin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 74th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Andrey Izotov but with some difficulty. Andrey Izotov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feoktist Golov in the 76th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Timur Denisov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Anastasiadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kapiton Agranovskiy was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. If Dmitriy Lodygin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Artem Ovchinnikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the game, Novokuznetsk's Silantiy Astankov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrey Izotov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.