26.08.04

«Energy» (Voronezh) - «Nadejda» (Noginsk) 0:0

Penalty kick (unrealized) : Zinchenko, 47 (goalkeeper).
 «Energy»: Svinukhova, Mishanskaya, Zinchenko, Stroukova ¿, Lamtyugina (Bosikova, 46), Zhdanova, Terekhova, Grigorieva (Emelianova, 86), Burt, Rastetter (Souslova, 85), Gorbacheva.
 «Nadejda»: Makarenkova, Kotick, Barkova (Lisacheva, 69),
ï. Vasilieva (Sergienko, 65), Burakova ¿, Tzurkanu (Titova, 57), Fomina, Isaeva, Zhikhareva, Komarova (Sanina, 83), L. Vasilieva (Drobot, 83).
Cautions: Tzurkanu (N), 34. Zhdanova (E), 44.
ï. Vasilieva (N), 61. Sergienko (N), 69. Zhikhareva (N), 70.
Red Card: Zhdanova (E), 67.
 Referee:
í. íÁÍÁÅva (Samara), á. Gnevisheva (Elecktrostal), á. Zorikhina (Krasnodar).
August, the 26th. Voronezh. Central Stadium. Attendance:1000. +26 degrees C.

  The first games of the final round showed that the struggle for the first place will be very hard. Moscow team “Rossiyanka” upset “Lada” in out game in Toliatti. The game in Voronezh was very persistent and even dramatic.  Any team could win but Energy team had more chances. But sometimes only one episode could make the result. Natalia Zinchenko didn’t use her chance to score with penalty kick. It was a fate.

 The game began with attacks from both sides. At the 5th minut Elena Tzurkny checked the bar with the strong shot. The answer from FC Energy was soon: Emily Burt overplayed the defender, but the goal was prevented by Marina Burakova. Then Vera Stroukova tried to score with the point of free kick. And then Vera saved her team from the 100% guests’s shot. At 37th minute active Elena Tzurkanu again kicked to the bar of the gates, and at the end the head shot of Irina Grigorieva was not precise. 
 In the second half the host team got the real advantage. At the 47th minute Nadejda Bosikova run into the gates square and the defender made a mistake. Penalty
! The usual penalty striker Natalia Zinchenko tried to get the right corner but goalkeeper of the guests Makarenkova made a great save. The Voronezh players intensified the attacks and  tried not to panic.  And very soon Natalia Zinchenko was 4 metres from empty gates but was not precise. No one knew what was happened. Natalia felt very upset and was going to left the pitch but Vera Stroukova asked her to stay and play. And some minutes later Natalia Zhdanova got the second caution and left the pitch.  The guests tried to realize their unexpected advantage. But FC Energy team didn’t stay near own gates. As a result – deuce, which satisfied