League

Korolev
Spectators: 10804 (Terracing: 8104, Seating: 2485, VIP seats: 215) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Timur Chichko made the kick off which started today's match. When Timur Chichko came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Timur Chichko couldn't finish the play. 张超骏 hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Sebastian Postelnicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes, True storY's Denis Makarov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in True storY reached it. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Chichko in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmichael Cridland in the 24th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmichael Cridland in the 24th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when 张超骏 came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Kostadinov in the 33rd minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on True storY's corner Denis Makarov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dmitriy Chkalov quite easily take care of the ball. Dmitriy Chkalov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maadan Lăcătuș in the 39th minute. Dmitriy Chkalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Kostadinov in the 40th minute of play. Mai Li Cheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emil Kostadinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Dmitriy Chkalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, True storY's Mai Li Cheng got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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.

Osmar Madureira hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Zahar Gusev hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Dmitriy Chkalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Li Cheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Dmitriy Chkalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Kostadinov in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Denis Makarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. True storY's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Makarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Chkalov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Timur Chichko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Artem Kovtun made a huge save. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when True storY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Osokin didn't get a good kick on the ball. True storY's Vyacheslav Gruler was substituted for Emil Kostadinov. In the 67th match minute, True storY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Osokin to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Timur Chichko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Chichko in the 69th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Mai Li Cheng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmitriy Chkalov. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mai Li Cheng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Eduard Krotenko was substituted for Ruslan Shagiakhmetov. In the 78th minute True storY were awarded a corner. Denis Makarov went to the cornerflag to take it. Mai Li Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Chkalov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 张超骏 in the 87th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Timur Chichko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Artem Kovtun, 1-2. Maadan Lăcătuș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Dmitriy Chkalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chants of Феникс Санкт-Петербург echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as True storY had held the ball for most of the match.