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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vasiliy Kovalevskiy got the match started through his kick off. Yuri's Ippolit Chernov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasiliy Kovalevskiy in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vasiliy Kovalevskiy in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ippolit Chernov saved Yuri from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Frankovskiy in the 9th minute of play forced Yuri's goalkeeper Ippolit Chernov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vasiliy Kovalevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Istratov hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 19 played minutes Hook got a freekick which was hit by Valeriy Frankovskiy. Dida Da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semen Dikov in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Vasiliy Kovalevskiy made a precise shot to the right of Ippolit Chernov. Yuri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice moves Aleksandr Isaev could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Dida Da Silva however easily saved by the left post. Dida Da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semen Dikov in the 30th minute of the match. Valeriy Frankovskiy took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ippolit Chernov. Ippolit Chernov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 44 minutes into the match, Yuri's goal looked a bit too open when Vasiliy Kovalevskiy came free, but Ippolit Chernov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valeriy Frankovskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Yuri players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hook were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Semen Dikov made the kick off in the second half. Vasiliy Kovalevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasiliy Kovalevskiy got free with Ippolit Chernov in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Yuri's Ippolit Chernov got control of the ball when Valeriy Frankovskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ippolit Chernov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vasiliy Kovalevskiy's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasiliy Kovalevskiy got free with Ippolit Chernov in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dida Da Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Dikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute, Vasiliy Kovalevskiy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hook fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 73rdth minute of the game Vasiliy Kovalevskiy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yuri's Ippolit Chernov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Valeriy Frankovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 80 in the game by Vasiliy Kovalevskiy from a close distance when the talented Ippolit Chernov managed to make a qualified save. Yuri's players were relieved. Dida Da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Isaev in the 83rd minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Roman Golyakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hook's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Golyakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Vasiliy Kovalevskiy sped through Yuri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ippolit Chernov. Vasiliy Kovalevskiy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Ippolit Chernov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Yuri fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hook were clearly better and deserved to take the win.