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Stadion Bratsek
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) Aleksandr Karpov made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Vsevolod Dolmatov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Grigoriy Vorontsov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 6th minute, Aleksandr Zhitkov 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. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ivanovo! Ivanovo:s Timofey Novikov showed great skill when he stopped Nikolay Rozhkov:s penalty. Vsevolod Dolmatov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigoriy Vorontsov having to interfere. Grigoriy Vorontsov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Naschekin in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Aleksandr Karpov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timofey Novikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Aleksandr Karpov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Timofey Novikov, passed just outside the right post. In the 25th minute Egor Knyshev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timofey Novikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Igor Varlamov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ivanovo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Varlamov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute Sergey Naschekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoriy Vorontsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Varlamov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Vorontsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vsevolod Dolmatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Karpov in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Vsevolod Dolmatov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grigoriy Vorontsov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Sergey Naschekin fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ivanovo's protests and gave Sergey Naschekin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Ivanovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Naschekin to maneuver through the defense. Grigoriy Metlitskiy hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. A collision led to Bratsek getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Grigoriy Metlitskiy hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Varlamov to make the kick off. Vsevolod Dolmatov 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 supporters of Bratsek booed when Ivanovo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Zhitkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd match minute, Ivanovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Naschekin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Aleksandr Karpov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bratsek's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksandr Karpov 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. If Sergey Naschekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timofey Novikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egor Knyshev in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Nikolay Butenkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aleksandr Zhitkov kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Bratsek's goal looked a bit too open when Vsevolod Dolmatov came free, but Grigoriy Vorontsov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 played minutes Bratsek got a freekick which was hit by Ilya Olifirenko. Ivanovo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.