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Black Hole of Astana
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 6424, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vladislav Tsvetkov took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Denis Filonov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saryarka United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Launceston AFC the free kick. After 7 played minutes Saryarka United got a freekick which was hit by Denis Filonov. Anton Orekhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danil Ermakov in the 8th minute of the match. Aleksandr Baboshin charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleksandr Baboshin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 12 minutes, Pavel Nikonov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saryarka United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pavel Nikonov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anton Orekhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Shubin, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evgeniy Sokolov during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Saryarka United booed when Launceston AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evgeniy Sokolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Filonov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oskar Karamanov. Launceston AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Stanislav Ryabov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Launceston AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saryarka United the free kick. A collision led to Launceston AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Stanislav Ryabov hit a great ball. With a little luck, Launceston AFC's Oskar Karamanov got control of the ball when Viktor Kachanovskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anton Orekhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danil Ermakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Danil Ermakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Launceston AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Danil Ermakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Orekhov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, Pavel Nikonov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oskar Karamanov, 1-0. Vladislav Tsvetkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Oskar Karamanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Launceston AFC's zone, Vladislav Tsvetkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oskar Karamanov came out of the goal and Vladislav Tsvetkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denis Filonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskar Karamanov having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ivan Politov made the kick off in the second half. Viktor Kachanovskiy's late challenge caught a Launceston AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viktor Kachanovskiy helped the player get up and apologised. Viktor Kachanovskiy hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the game, Launceston AFC's Danil Ermakov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anton Orekhov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 58th match minute, Launceston AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Lesin to maneuver through the defense. If Vladislav Tsvetkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danil Ermakov got free with Anton Orekhov in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Denis Filonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Panferov in the 64th minute of play forced Launceston AFC's goalkeeper Oskar Karamanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Saryarka United's Anton Orekhov got control of the ball when Danil Ermakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Tsvetkov in the 78th minute of play forced Launceston AFC's goalkeeper Oskar Karamanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Saryarka United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Danil Ermakov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Oskar Karamanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Panferov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Denis Filonov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saryarka United's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Filonov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oskar Karamanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pavel Nikonov kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Pavel Nikonov kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Danil Ermakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Anton Orekhov made a huge save.