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Match Report
Engels
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anatoliy Zhukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Bogdan Chekhurskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anatoliy Zhukov struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Bogdan Chekhurskiy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod's Grigoriy Anfalov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Nizhny Novgorod from getting a goal against them. Arseniy Bronskiys short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Grigoriy Anfalov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 14 minutes, Lev Evdokimov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nizhny Novgorod and the Engels players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nizhny Novgorod's Lev Evdokimov got a free kick in the 15th minute. Semen Yakushevich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Ignashevich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Chekhurskiy having to interfere. Grigoriy Anfalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semen Yakushevich in the 25th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Arseniy Bronskiy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Engels fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of Nizhny Novgorod booed when Engels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irakliy Nersesov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Semen Yakushevich to make the kick off. When Engels's Semen Yakushevich in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nizhny Novgorod's goalie prevented a goal. Grigoriy Ignashevich's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bogdan Chekhurskiy firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Anatoliy Zhukov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd match minute, Engels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spartak Chebanov to maneuver through the defense. If Semen Yakushevich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Arseniy Bronskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoriy Anfalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Engels's goalkeeper Bogdan Chekhurskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoriy Ignashevich. The supporters of Engels booed when Nizhny Novgorod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Evdokimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Nizhny Novgorod booed when Engels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuriy Kireev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Engels booed when Nizhny Novgorod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Mishulin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grigoriy Anfalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Yakushevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Arseniy Bronskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Engels's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arseniy Bronskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Danil Uvarov fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nizhny Novgorod's protests and gave Danil Uvarov a yellow card for diving instead. Semen Yakushevich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Grigoriy Anfalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Semen Yakushevich sped through Nizhny Novgorod's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Grigoriy Anfalov. Nizhny Novgorod's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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