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Baranovichi
Spectators: 6814 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 5) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nazar Stapkevich kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Arseny Dzerzhinsky sped through Baranovichi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vasily Trojan. In the 14th minute of the match Kuzma Radavets shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vasily Trojan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Arseny Dzerzhinsky managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NovoPolotsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arseny Dzerzhinsky was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Baranovichi getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jan Fedaseenko hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Baranovichi's zone, Arseny Dzerzhinsky stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasily Trojan came out of the goal and Arseny Dzerzhinsky tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When NovoPolotsk's Kastus Makovich in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Baranovichi's goalie prevented a goal. After 23 minutes, Arseny Dzerzhinsky made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Baranovichi's Vasily Trojan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nazar Stapkevich recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 29th minute, Arseny Dzerzhinsky 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. If Denis Abramchik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. NovoPolotsk's Vyacheslav Fursov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save NovoPolotsk from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind NovoPolotsk's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Fursov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 40 minutes, Anton Makalevich mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NovoPolotsk and the Baranovichi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vasily Trojan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kastus Makovich in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half NovoPolotsk were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Kastus Makovich made the kick off in the second half. Arseny Dzerzhinsky succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 56th playminute. In the 59th minute Nazar Stapkevich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Fursov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nazar Stapkevich in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vyacheslav Fursov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vasily Trojan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arseny Dzerzhinsky in the 64th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes Kastus Makovich rounded Baranovichi's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. Denis Abramchik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vyacheslav Fursov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazar Stapkevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, Arkady Andrievsky was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NovoPolotsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Baranovichi the free kick. Arkady Andrievsky hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kastus Makovich in the 79th minute of play forced Baranovichi's goalkeeper Vasily Trojan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Baranovichi's Vadim Lebedev got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute, Kastus Makovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kastus Makovich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vasily Trojan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kastus Makovich in the 90th minute of play. Kastus Makovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasily Trojan having to interfere. Vyacheslav Fursov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nazar Stapkevich in the 96th minute of play. The NovoPolotsk players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.