Ivanovo
Spectators: 7115 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1965, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Javier Weterio started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Kolomna Stars got a freekick which was hit by Mark Kondratiev. 5 minutes into the game, Zula Pieknik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kolomna Stars's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ivanovo the free kick. Zula Pieknik kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. If Aleksandr Zhitkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Weterio in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timofey Novikov saved Ivanovo from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Ivanovo's zone, Zula Pieknik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timofey Novikov came out of the goal and Zula Pieknik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kolomna Stars's Sergio Behe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Kolomna Stars from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ivanovo's Igor Kuznetsov got a free kick in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Ivanovo's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Weterio came free, but Timofey Novikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Javier Weterio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Timofey Novikov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 25 minutes into the game, Kolomna Stars's Javier Weterio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timofey Novikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 30th minute, Sergey Naschekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Pieknik in the 31st minute of play forced Ivanovo's goalkeeper Timofey Novikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Harasimowicz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Sergio Behe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Kuznetsov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timofey Novikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Zanin in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Zula Pieknik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Timofey Novikov. Ivanovo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zula Pieknik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Timofey Novikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Pieknik in the 43rd minute of play. Aleksandr Zhitkov's late challenge caught a Kolomna Stars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksandr Zhitkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, Ivanovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksandr Zhitkov to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Javier Weterio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolomna Stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Javier Weterio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timofey Novikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aleksandr Zhitkov made a kick off. Jan Mudry was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. Kolomna Stars's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Timofey Novikov made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Javier Weterio sent off a good shot on target. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Zula Pieknik got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Timofey Novikov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 64thth minute of the game Javier Weterio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Kolomna Stars fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Kolomna Stars's Javier Weterio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Ivanovo's Demyan Gordeev got a free kick in the 66th minute. Javier Weterio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Timofey Novikov made a huge save. 68 minutes into the game, Kolomna Stars's Zula Pieknik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timofey Novikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Jan Mudry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Timofey Novikov made a huge save. The supporters of Kolomna Stars booed when Ivanovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Malafeev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Zula Pieknik 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. Sergey Naschekin kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Ivanovo's goalkeeper Timofey Novikov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zula Pieknik. After having played for 85 minutes, Nikolay Zanin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kolomna Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikolay Zanin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Ivanovo booed when Kolomna Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zula Pieknik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timofey Novikov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kolomna Stars's Javier Weterio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. When the final whistle sounded Kolomna Stars left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ivanovo.
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