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Astrakhan
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The supporters of Фиолетовая машина booed when WWW LENINGRAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Karpov didn't get a good kick on the ball. WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save WWW LENINGRAD from getting a goal against them. Göksel Koral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Perfilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Quinto in the 6th minute of play forced Фиолетовая машина's goalkeeper Ernesto Paganelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Ivanov kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Konstantin Everlakov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Göksel Koral having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Фиолетовая машина's Konstantin Perfilov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Göksel Koral. That made the score 1-0 after 16 minutes of play. When Ruslan Nekrasov fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WWW LENINGRAD's protests and gave Ruslan Nekrasov a yellow card for diving instead. WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Perfilov in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 27 minutes, Konstantin Perfilov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Фиолетовая машина's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantin Perfilov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Фиолетовая машина booed when WWW LENINGRAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislav Karpov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konstantin Everlakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Jannes Van Gijsel replaced Velimir Ignatov. In the 35th minute, Konstantin Perfilov 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. 38 minutes into the game, WWW LENINGRAD's Jannes Van Gijsel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto Paganelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. WWW LENINGRAD's Andrey Bubnov was substituted for Buba Kastorskiy. In the 43rd minute, Semen Berezutskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ernesto Paganelli made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Andrey Bubnov sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, WWW LENINGRAD's Semen Berezutskiy got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Savva Evdokimov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Göksel Koral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 54th match minute, WWW LENINGRAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Nekrasov to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Konstantin Everlakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göksel Koral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in WWW LENINGRAD's zone, Konstantin Everlakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Göksel Koral came out of the goal and Konstantin Everlakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Rudolf Budraitis replaced Vadim Brondukov. After having played for 65 minutes, Andrey Bubnov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WWW LENINGRAD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Bubnov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Фиолетовая машина's Kirill Vasyutin was substituted for Valeriy Dzekun. Konstantin Everlakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Irakliy Abakshin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Фиолетовая машина's supporters rose to their feet, but Irakliy Abakshin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Göksel Koral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ernesto Paganelli came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by WWW LENINGRAD's Andrey Bubnov. But to his dismay, Andrey Bubnov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 77th minute, Igor Ivanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79thth minute of the game Andrey Bubnov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Фиолетовая машина's Ernesto Paganelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, Timur Burlyaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Bubnov in the 80th minute of play forced Фиолетовая машина's goalkeeper Ernesto Paganelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of WWW LENINGRAD booed when Фиолетовая машина was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irakliy Abakshin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Konstantin Perfilov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göksel Koral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Göksel Koral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Virgilio Quinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, WWW LENINGRAD's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantin Perfilov came free, but Göksel Koral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes WWW LENINGRAD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rudolf Havizev who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Фиолетовая машина's Maksim Karpol to fire away a dangerous shot which Göksel Koral despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Irakliy Abakshin's late challenge caught a WWW LENINGRAD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irakliy Abakshin helped the player get up and apologised. Irakliy Abakshin hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Göksel Koral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irakliy Abakshin in the 96th minute of the match. The WWW LENINGRAD supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing WWW LENINGRAD would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.