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Texas Arena
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) Viktor Rubinov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Petr Korolev made a huge save. A collision led to FC LiDA getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Rastislav Sapojnikov hit a great ball. Konstantin Prusov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viktor Guluta having to interfere. Boris Tsarik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 15 played minutes, FC LiDA's Jan Belkin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Petr Korolev came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC LiDA reached it. After 16 played minutes Kobrin got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Belkin. Pilip Mironszyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petr Korolev having to interfere. A collision led to FC LiDA getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Andrey Rastarguev hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Kobrin's Staneslav Cherkas tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Pilip Mironszyk came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the FC LiDA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pilip Mironszyk couldn't finish the play. Kobrin's Petr Korolev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Kobrin from getting a goal against them. Pilip Mironszyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Petr Korolev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Staneslav Nizevich kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Petr Korolev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viktor Rubinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pilip Mironszyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Petr Korolev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pilip Mironszyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petr Korolev having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viktor Rubinov was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kobrin's zone, Viktor Rubinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petr Korolev came out of the goal and Viktor Rubinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute, Konstantin Prusov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Viktor Guluta. The goal made the score 0-1. Viktor Rubinov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Petr Korolev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Pilip Mironszyk 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. When FC LiDA's Viktor Rubinov in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kobrin's goalie prevented a goal. If Konstantin Prusov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidor Senkevich's late challenge caught a Kobrin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidor Senkevich helped the player get up and apologised. Sidor Senkevich hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Kobrin's Staneslav Cherkas shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 79th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Viktor Guluta but with some difficulty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Strahov in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Viktor Guluta saved FC LiDA from getting behind. When Viktor Rubinov came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the FC LiDA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Viktor Rubinov couldn't finish the play. If Viktor Rubinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Pilip Mironszyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC LiDA's supporters rose to their feet, but Pilip Mironszyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petr Korolev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kobrin had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.