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NovoPolotsk
Spectators: 6783 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vadim Serada started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute Leonid Silkevich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arhip Morozov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Bobruisk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilia Bojko to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, NovoPolotsk's Vadim Serada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radivon Khramov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Leonid Silkevich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arhip Morozov was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Vadim Serada might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radivon Khramov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vadim Serada ran back to his position shaking his head. Radivon Khramov made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Svetaslav Pytalev sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Apanas Fedarenkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vadim Serada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Radivon Khramov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radivon Khramov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetaslav Pytalev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Leonid Silkevich 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. If Apanas Fedarenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. NovoPolotsk's Arhip Morozov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apanas Fedarenkov in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Ilia Bojko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svetamir Efremenko was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 69th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Radivon Khramov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetaslav Pytalev in the 84th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Ivan Kovalev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of NovoPolotsk booed when Bobruisk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirill Samoilenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetamir Efremenko in the 88th minute of play forced Bobruisk's goalkeeper Radivon Khramov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Svetaslav Pytalev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NovoPolotsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Svetaslav Pytalev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Svetaslav Pytalev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute, Vadim Serada made a precise shot to the right of Radivon Khramov. Bobruisk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. NovoPolotsk walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.