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Match Report
Pinsk
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Branislav Bagdanovich took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Yuriy Ovchinnikov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Anton Labuch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuriy Ovchinnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Minsk's Anton Labuch got control of the ball when Ruslan Kurnasevich tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anton Labuch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yuriy Ovchinnikov went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th match minute, Pinsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Arpuhovich to maneuver through the defense. Minsk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Yuriy Ovchinnikov scored to the left of an out of position Anton Labuch, making the score, 2-0. If Yuriy Ovchinnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Labuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuriy Ovchinnikov in the 30th minute of the match. Genady Smolich hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruslan Kurnasevich got free with Anton Labuch in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Paulenia in the 33rd minute of play forced Pinsk's goalkeeper Kastus Dobrovolsky to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Arpuhovich hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 35 minutes, Arkady Prokopov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minsk and the Pinsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 35 played minutes Minsk got a freekick which was hit by Arkady Prokopov. Yuriy Ovchinnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Anton Labuch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Branislav Bagdanovich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kastus Dobrovolsky having to interfere. Ruslan Kurnasevich's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Anton Labuch skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 48 minutes, Ruslan Kurnasevich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruslan Kurnasevich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuriy Ovchinnikov made a kick off. If Yuriy Ovchinnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Labuch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Kurnasevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Svetaslav Razuvaichyk's late challenge caught a Pinsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svetaslav Razuvaichyk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute of the match Platon Samoilenko sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anton Labuch skillfully saved the ball. Ruslan Kurnasevich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Anton Labuch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruslan Kurnasevich blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anton Labuch having to make a save. In the 71st minute Yuriy Ovchinnikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Labuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Minsk getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Erofey Urban hit a great ball. Minsk's Anton Labuch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Ovchinnikov in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minsk's goalkeeper Anton Labuch, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arkady Prokopov kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Anton Labuch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruslan Kurnasevich in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Minsk getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Svetaslav Razuvaichyk hit a great ball. Kastus Dobrovolsky made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oleg Paulenia in the 85th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erofey Urban got free with Kastus Dobrovolsky in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Minsk's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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