“Berkut” sends “RMS” in the knockout.

After the New Year “Berkut” can’t be wrong – they go in lockstep with the “Vertex” team, and, of course, they mustn’t lose points with rivals of a weaker level. On January, 15^th at the football ground of the sports complex “Meshchersky” twice champion of the region met with “RMS”. This season the “RMS” team has forced almost all the teams to reckon with them.

“Berkut” lacked Bystritskiy at the match, but the ladder of champions is that the absence of even such a strong player could pass almost unnoticed. But more playing time was given to Gubko, who played that season not so much. It was expected that in the beginning of the game “Berkut” took the ball, and beat “RMS” around their penalty area. Such a thing couldn’t continue for a long time, and soon the defenders of “RMS” made a mistake and Kubyshkin softened the score in the match. “RMS” tried to attack, but the players of “Berkut” were significantly faster and even if they made a mistake, immediately corrected it themselves, catching up with the player of “RMS”. Soon Kubyshkin, cheered up in that match, made the 2-0 score by his exact kick. And it was Nemirov, who several times transmitted balls in his own style to the corner, when it seemed to be another goal. Nevertheless, “RMS” could create its dangers in the attack – first well played out, with a fine-tuned combination, but Osokin hit too inaccurate. Later, after the transfer from the flank Krupnov from the “RMS” team drove the ball into the goal of “Berkut”. This season “RMS” has done its best – there can be a few good moments, the team can play not so bright, but it scores, stubbornly clinging to the result. But that time “Berkut” had no great desire to play cat and mouse, and Kirillov moved to the center from the flank, shook the defender and scored accurately and powerfully the 3-1. The final score of the first half was set by Chegolin, which probably was going to cross, but scored an unexpected goal. At the end of the round “RMS” could reduce the difference in the score, but the accuracy let Nesterenko down.

The break a little helped the “RMS” team – they pulled themselves together and began to disturb Adyasov often. Osokin again was on the tip and again didn’t score. “Berkut” answered too dangerously – Nemirov pulled almost the “dead” ball from the goal line. And as it turned out, not in vain – almost in the next attack Krupnov scored twice. 4-2 and “RMS” was inspired, anticipating the possibility to impose the fight to the champion. But Gubko scored a goal, very important both for himself and the team, being the first on the rebound. “RMS”, of course, still attacked, but “Berkut” was very attentive in the episodes, the footballers played very hard, and the speed of the game thinking of the “Berkut” players was really at a very high level. To beat “Berkut”, it was necessary to come up with something special. Six minutes before the end “RMS” took off the goalkeeper, but first Kubyshkin paused, removing the opponent, calmly threw the ball into the empty gates, making a hat-trick, and then Chegolin also scored in the empty net. An ordinary victory of “Berkut”, which once again proved its high level. 7:2 in favor of “Berkut”.