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ArmadA Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Georgiy Grishin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 14 minutes into the game, Nikolay Sladkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Konstantin Denisov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikolay Sladkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Konstantin Denisov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Georgiy Grishin came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Mezhdurechensk 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 Georgiy Grishin couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Georgiy Grishin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mezhdurechensk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Arkadiy Brodskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aleksandr Kostin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiy Brodskiy in the 37th minute of the match. Arkadiy Brodskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Aleksandr Kostin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arkadiy Brodskiy to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikhail Bogrov got free with Konstantin Denisov in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Georgiy Grishin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st match minute, Mezhdurechensk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Gilyaziev to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Mezhdurechensk's zone, Arkadiy Brodskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksandr Kostin came out of the goal and Arkadiy Brodskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 76 played minutes Mezhdurechensk got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Gilyaziev. When Vyacheslav Getman fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ArmadA FC's protests and gave Vyacheslav Getman a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mezhdurechensk booed when ArmadA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vyacheslav Getman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikolay Sladkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Denisov having to interfere. Konstantin Denisov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikhail Bogrov in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in ArmadA FC's zone, Mikhail Gilyaziev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konstantin Denisov came out of the goal and Mikhail Gilyaziev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute Nikolay Sladkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Denisov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georgiy Grishin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The ArmadA FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mezhdurechensk were clearly better and deserved to take the win.