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Stavropol
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dmitriy Nikodimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irakliy Konovalov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Artem Kizimov 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arkadiy Litvinenko in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmitriy Nikodimov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 11 minutes, Artem Kizimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Zavolzhsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artem Kizimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dmitriy Nikodimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiy Litvinenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. LUCH's Dmitriy Nikodimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irakliy Konovalov in the 15th minute of play. Arkadiy Litvinenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dmitriy Nikodimov having to make a save. Artem Kizimov struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Dmitriy Nikodimov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zavolzhsk. Arkadiy Litvinenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiy Litvinenko in the 30th minute of play forced LUCH's goalkeeper Dmitriy Nikodimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Artem Kizimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zavolzhsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Artem Kizimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Nikodimov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Irakliy Konovalov came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the FC Zavolzhsk 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 Irakliy Konovalov couldn't finish the play. Artem Kizimov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Irakliy Konovalov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zavolzhsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Irakliy Konovalov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Nikodimov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 39 minutes, Artem Kizimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Zavolzhsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artem Kizimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Irakliy Konovalov took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmitriy Nikodimov. Dmitriy Nikodimov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Arkadiy Litvinenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th match minute, FC Zavolzhsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Savrasov to maneuver through the defense. After the first half FC Zavolzhsk were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Efim Efremov made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Artem Kizimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmitriy Nikodimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Izmailov in the 58th minute of play forced LUCH's goalkeeper Dmitriy Nikodimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Artem Kizimov came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the FC Zavolzhsk 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 Artem Kizimov couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, Thierry Le Flohic dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dmitriy Nikodimov, 0-2. Dmitriy Nikodimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artem Kizimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes FC Zavolzhsk got a freekick which was hit by Vitaliy Izmailov. Vitaliy Izmailov struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Dmitriy Nikodimov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zavolzhsk. Dmitriy Nikodimov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Javier Saturnin went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Vitaliy Izmailov's late challenge caught a LUCH's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitaliy Izmailov helped the player get up and apologised. FC Zavolzhsk's Konstantin Savrasov got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Thierry Le Flohic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Irakliy Konovalov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zavolzhsk's supporters rose to their feet, but Irakliy Konovalov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmitriy Nikodimov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. LUCH's Dmitriy Nikodimov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save LUCH from getting a goal against them. Dmitriy Nikodimov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irakliy Konovalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Arkadiy Litvinenko 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. Vitaliy Izmailov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Zavolzhsk played a much better game than LUCH and deserved their victory. The LUCH players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.