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Spectators: 8061 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oleg Kerzhakov kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Colchester City's Vladimir Voronov got control of the ball when Rudolf Kulagin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Ernest Dukalskiy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Stepan Vasiliev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute Ernest Dukalskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Vasiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Pozharov in the 26th minute of play forced TEAM WORK's goalkeeper Stepan Vasiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Dukalskiy in the 32nd minute of play forced TEAM WORK's goalkeeper Stepan Vasiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Rudolf Kulagin 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. Vladimir Voronov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oleg Kerzhakov in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Colchester City booed when TEAM WORK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Tretyakov didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernest Dukalskiy to make the kick off. When Efim Kurmanaev fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TEAM WORK's protests and gave Efim Kurmanaev a yellow card for diving instead. Efim Kurmanaev kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, TEAM WORK's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest Dukalskiy came free, but Stepan Vasiliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Ernest Dukalskiy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Denis Pozharov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Denis Pozharov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Stepan Vasiliev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernest Dukalskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efim Kurmanaev got his second yellow card in the match during the 74th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Efim Kurmanaev kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Denis Pozharov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colchester City's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Pozharov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Vasiliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute, TEAM WORK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Denis Pozharov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 88 minutes into the match, Colchester City's Denis Pozharov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stepan Vasiliev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 92 minutes, Rudolf Kulagin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TEAM WORK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rudolf Kulagin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Colchester City walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.