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Old Heaven
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonid Petrov got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Sebastian Postelnicu got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Andrey Savischev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 13 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Artem Savin. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Savin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Sălcudeanu in the 18th minute of play. Andrey Dvoryankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonid Petrov in the 22nd minute of the match. Andrey Dvoryankin made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Marat Bolshakov sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute Феникс Санкт-Петербург were awarded a corner. Aleksey Braga went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Marat Bolshakov got a free kick in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arkhip Ilyin in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josue Ayala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute Tudor Sălcudeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Dvoryankin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arsenal F.C.! Leonid Petrov scored 2-1 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrey Dvoryankin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Andrey Dvoryankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Petrov in the 53rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkhip Ilyin in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josue Ayala saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. After 58 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Anton Kirilchenko. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Arkhip Ilyin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arkhip Ilyin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Josue Ayala skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 65thth minute of the game Leonid Petrov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Petrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Shagiakhmetov to maneuver through the defense. Arsenal F.C. made a substitution. 龙景震 replaced Artem Savin. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Shagiakhmetov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 minutes, Timur Chichko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Феникс Санкт-Петербург and the Arsenal F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timur Chichko to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Josue Ayala managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Arsenal F.C.'s Afanasiy Shefner fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 83 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Arkhip Ilyin came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkhip Ilyin in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Josue Ayala, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Arkhip Ilyin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Arkhip Ilyin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josue Ayala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Arkhip Ilyin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josue Ayala was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Andrey Dvoryankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Sălcudeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. A hard shot 95 in the game by Arkhip Ilyin from a close distance when the talented Josue Ayala managed to make a qualified save. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's players were relieved. When the referee ended the match the Феникс Санкт-Петербург players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.