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Match Report
Ivanovo
Spectators: 7096 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vitaliy Butyrskiy kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Zhitkov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iosif Kosterkin, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Aleksandr Zhitkov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iosif Kosterkin. That made the score 2-0 in the 6 minute of play. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Butyrskiy in the 11th minute of play. Iosif Kosterkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Petr Koshelev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Vitaliy Butyrskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the match, FC Nalchik's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Zhitkov came free, but Iosif Kosterkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Petr Koshelev fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nalchik's protests and gave Petr Koshelev a yellow card for diving instead. Petr Koshelev hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ivanovo's Aleksandr Zhitkov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iosif Kosterkin. That made the score 3-0 after 29 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Ivanovo's Igor Kuznetsov got a free kick in the 34th minute. FC Nalchik's Iosif Kosterkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FC Nalchik from getting a goal against them. Iosif Kosterkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Petr Koshelev kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Igor Varlamov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Yakushev in the 46th minute of play.
The wind increased when Aleksandr Zhitkov made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Yuliy Kopylenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iosif Kosterkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Naschekin in the 58th minute of the match. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Ivanovo from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ivanovo's Moisey Nalivaiko got a free kick in the 61st minute. Vitaliy Butyrskiy hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Igor Varlamov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ivanovo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 73 minutes in the game Gennadiy Pertsov after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Timofey Novikov. A very good opportunity. Iosif Kosterkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, FC Nalchik's Andrey Arshavin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Andrey Arshavin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Nalchik protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Andrey Arshavin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Iosif Kosterkin had in the 81stth minute some difficulties stopping Mikhail Rybakov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Varlamov in the 83rd minute of play forced FC Nalchik's goalkeeper Iosif Kosterkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iosif Kosterkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Varlamov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Kosterkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Varlamov, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Iosif Kosterkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iosif Kosterkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Varlamov, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ivanovo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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