League

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mai Li Cheng started the match with the kick off. Artem Kovtun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filimon Nesterenko in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Dynamite were awarded a corner. Evgeniy Kobeko went to the cornerflag to take it. Mariusz Mierzejewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Artem Kovtun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filimon Nesterenko hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Filimon Nesterenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Artem Kovtun made a huge save. In the 13th minute Mai Li Cheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Artem Kovtun successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Li Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filimon Nesterenko. 23 minutes into the game, Emil Kostadinov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. True storY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dynamite the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Emil Kostadinov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, True storY's Artem Kovtun got control of the ball when Filimon Nesterenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matvey Epanchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maadan Lăcătuș in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Kostadinov in the 30th minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Filimon Nesterenko took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Artem Kovtun to make any attempt to save it. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind True storY's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute of the match Dynamite got a corner. True storY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Evgeniy Kobeko ran over to the corner to take the kick. Emil Kostadinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efim Abramov got free with Artem Kovtun in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The supporters of True storY booed when Dynamite was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evgeniy Kobeko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mai Li Cheng blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matvey Epanchin having to make a save. Mai Li Cheng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matvey Epanchin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Efim Abramov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Artem Kovtun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Mai Li Cheng dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matvey Epanchin, 1-1. In the 72nd minute Filimon Nesterenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artem Kovtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efim Abramov, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 74th minute, Efim Abramov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artem Kovtun was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 76th minute of the game, You Lang Zhi landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Mai Li Cheng fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored True storY's protests and gave Mai Li Cheng a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the True storY defense, Efim Abramov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artem Kovtun. The True storY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artem Kovtun should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, True storY's goal looked a bit too open when Efim Abramov came free, but Artem Kovtun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filimon Nesterenko in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Dynamite were awarded a corner. Evgeniy Kobeko went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Lev Meskhi at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of True storY. 4-1. In the 92nd minute Mariusz Mierzejewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Mariusz Mierzejewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.