Official Cup

Stadion Izhevsk
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timur Chichko started the match with the kick off. Anton Biryukov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Chichko in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Yuriy Glushko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dmitriy Chkalov was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 14th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Bogolyub to maneuver through the defense. Anton Biryukov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timur Chichko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timur Chichko in the 24th minute of play forced Black Cat's goalkeeper Anton Biryukov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Black Cat got a freekick which was hit by Filipp Lobanov. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Glushko in the 35th minute of the match. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Dmitriy Chkalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Glushko in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Black Cat's goal looked a bit too open when Timur Chichko came free, but Anton Biryukov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipp Lobanov kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Anton Biryukov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Chichko in the 45th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Anton Biryukov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Chichko in the 59th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Timur Chichko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anton Biryukov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Black Cat's zone, Timur Chichko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Biryukov came out of the goal and Timur Chichko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksey Braga to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egor Penkin to maneuver through the defense. Black Cat made a substitution. Egor Barykov replaced Felix Bazen. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Egor Penkin got a free kick in the 70th minute. Timur Chichko struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Anton Biryukov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Феникс Санкт-Петербург. Black Cat's Semen Denkovskiy was substituted for Konstantin Klevakin. Anton Biryukov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timur Chichko in the 81st minute. If Timur Chichko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 85 minutes, Egor Barykov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Cat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egor Barykov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Yuriy Glushko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Emelyanov came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Black Cat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipp Lobanov to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Феникс Санкт-Петербург eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.