League

Stadion Noginsk
Spectators: 6773 (Terracing: 5050, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vikentiy Rusakov kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Noginsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Chilingarov to maneuver through the defense. Albert Bogatkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Miheev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Velikie Luki's Konstantin Miheev got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vikentiy Rusakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Albert Bogatkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Konstantin Miheev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Albert Bogatkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Noginsk getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Pavel Dukalskiy hit a great ball.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Vikentiy Rusakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Velikie Luki's supporters rose to their feet, but Vikentiy Rusakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Bogatkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Albert Bogatkin made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Konstantin Miheev sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute, Vikentiy Fomin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Konstantin Miheev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Velikie Luki's supporters rose to their feet, but Konstantin Miheev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Bogatkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Vikentiy Rusakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albert Bogatkin was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Stanislav Lazarev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evgeniy Maksimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vikentiy Rusakov in the 68th minute of play forced Noginsk's goalkeeper Albert Bogatkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Egorov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Lazarev having to interfere. If Vikentiy Rusakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Velikie Luki's Vikentiy Rusakov in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Noginsk's goalie prevented a goal. Velikie Luki's Stanislav Lazarev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Egorov in the 80th minute of play. After 81 played minutes Velikie Luki got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Suhanov. After a defensive mix-up in Velikie Luki's zone, Aleksandr Egorov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Lazarev came out of the goal and Aleksandr Egorov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the game, Aleksandr Egorov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Stanislav Lazarev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 91 minutes into the match, Noginsk's Aleksandr Egorov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanislav Lazarev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aleksandr Egorov took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stanislav Lazarev. Stanislav Lazarev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Konstantin Miheev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Bogatkin having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Noginsk fans cheered their team off the field, for while Velikie Luki had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.