League

Arena Victory
Spectators: 9220 (Terracing: 6916, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Juninho Pernambucano made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Felice Gianfrancesco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Chukarev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, ROTOR's Oleg Chukarev threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Juninho Pernambucano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 7 minutes into the match, Sportkarelclub FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Gianfrancesco came free, but Oleg Chukarev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felice Gianfrancesco in the 8th minute of play forced Sportkarelclub FC's goalkeeper Oleg Chukarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Afanasiy Dyachkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Izotov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Larionov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oleg Chukarev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juninho Pernambucano in the 13th minute. Roman Larionov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oleg Chukarev firmly grabbed it by the left post. Andrey Izotov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afanasiy Dyachkov in the 16th minute of play. Sportkarelclub FC's Oleg Chukarev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Sportkarelclub FC from getting a goal against them. After 18 minutes Sportkarelclub FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rostislav Levinzon who took care of the corner kick. Rostislav Levinzon made a great header on ROTOR's corner, it was just that Sportkarelclub FC's Oleg Chukarev managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juninho Pernambucano in the 26th minute of play forced Sportkarelclub FC's goalkeeper Oleg Chukarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Izotov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauã Garcia in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th match minute, ROTOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evgeniy Epshtein to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, ROTOR's Juninho Pernambucano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oleg Chukarev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ROTOR were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Sportkarelclub FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rostislav Levinzon took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Timur Denisov heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Andrey Izotov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afanasiy Dyachkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evgeniy Epshtein could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Oleg Chukarev made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juninho Pernambucano in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oleg Chukarev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 41 minutes, Afanasiy Dyachkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportkarelclub FC and the ROTOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. Afanasiy Dyachkov hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Oleg Chukarev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Juninho Pernambucano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 44th minute Juninho Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Chukarev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Florencio Mouricio made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Florencio Mouricio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrey Izotov. Florencio Mouricio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Juninho Pernambucano managed to get in a good position for a shot. ROTOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Juninho Pernambucano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oleg Chukarev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Evgeniy Epshtein blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oleg Chukarev having to make a save. 68 minutes into the match, Juninho Pernambucano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oleg Chukarev. Sportkarelclub FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juninho Pernambucano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Oleg Chukarev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Felice Gianfrancesco managed to get in a good position for a shot. ROTOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Felice Gianfrancesco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oleg Chukarev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Felice Gianfrancesco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the game, ROTOR's Juninho Pernambucano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oleg Chukarev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportkarelclub FC's goalkeeper Oleg Chukarev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Domenico Cavanna kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Evgeniy Epshtein scored 3-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oleg Chukarev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Veniamin Shashkov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andrey Izotov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Andrey Izotov made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Veniamin Shashkov sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the match, ROTOR's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Mouricio came free, but Andrey Izotov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ROTOR had won after a very even match.