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Gryzlo St.
Spectators: 8296 (Terracing: 6350, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 0) Innokentiy Sedov made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute Viktor Gavrilov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Ascenzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikhail Kostin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 8 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gryzlo FC! In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Karelia FC. Ivan Florenskiy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Daniele Ascenzi. 0-1. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Innokentiy Sedov sped through Karelia FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kasım Nevzat. Arseniy Shestakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute Innokentiy Sedov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasım Nevzat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Stanislav Gurev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Innokentiy Sedovs short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Kasım Nevzat to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Karelia FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Viktor Gavrilov hit a great ball. Daniele Ascenzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksey Bestuzhev, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Kasım Nevzat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Innokentiy Sedov in the 32nd minute of the match. Kasım Nevzat was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Innokentiy Sedov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 33 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Innokentiy Sedov in the 40th minute of play forced Karelia FC's goalkeeper Kasım Nevzat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Innokentiy Sedov in the 44th minute of play forced Karelia FC's goalkeeper Kasım Nevzat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Karelia FC's Aleksey Bestuzhev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniele Ascenzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valeriy Gaidukov was the one to do the kick off. Albert Benediktov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yakov Makarov during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yakov Makarov kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Daniele Ascenzi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aleksey Bestuzhev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 59 minute of play. Kasım Nevzat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Innokentiy Sedov in the 65th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Viktor Gavrilov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kasım Nevzat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Innokentiy Sedov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kasım Nevzat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Innokentiy Sedov in the 70th minute of the match. Aleksey Bestuzhev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Daniele Ascenzi made a huge save. Innokentiy Sedov might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kasım Nevzat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Innokentiy Sedov ran back to his position shaking his head. Kasım Nevzat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Innokentiy Sedov in the 81st minute of play. After 87 played minutes Karelia FC got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Gavrilov. The audience was convinced that Innokentiy Sedov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kasım Nevzat was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. When Roman Paramonov fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Karelia FC's protests and gave Roman Paramonov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Karelia FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Roman Paramonov hit a great ball. Gryzlo FC's Innokentiy Sedov got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Gryzlo FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Yakov Makarov hit a great ball. The long shot by Ivan Florenskiy in the 96th minute really tested Daniele Ascenzi's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of Karelia FC booed when Gryzlo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Gurev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Gryzlo FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Karelia FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Karelia FC.