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Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) STORM's Gleb Levkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the match, Chen Hao Yue had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efim Fedotov. STORM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chen Hao Yue was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of STORM booed when Melenky FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chen Hao Yue didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Lavrentev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Zachary Piwowarski made a huge save. In the 17th of the match, Artur Trusov tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Zachary Piwowarski got in the way and made a wonderful save. Zachary Piwowarski was a little too slow when Grigoriy Agapov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-1. After 30 minutes of play, STORM's Vitaliy Grischenko made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachary Piwowarski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Denis Lavrentev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Zachary Piwowarski made a huge save. With an all-out effort, STORM's Zachary Piwowarski threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gleb Levkov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 43 played minutes Melenky FC got a freekick which was hit by Chen Hao Yue. STORM's Rudolf Veryugin was substituted for Raimundo Librado. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

STORM made a substitution. Mathis Plum replaced Leonid Sokolov. STORM's Roman Bolshakov was substituted for Gleb Levkov. In the 54th minute, Melenky FC's Dmitriy Goldberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Zachary Piwowarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Blynskih, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Zachary Piwowarski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Grischenko in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute Denis Lavrentev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Piwowarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Vitaliy Grischenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Piwowarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rostislav Averchenko charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostislav Averchenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Efim Fedotov had in the 71stth minute some difficulties stopping Ivan Wennerquist's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Denis Lavrentev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 73 minutes into the match, Melenky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vitaliy Grischenko came free, but Zachary Piwowarski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ivan Wennerquist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Goldberg came free, but Efim Fedotov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Grischenko in the 78th minute of play forced Melenky FC's goalkeeper Zachary Piwowarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 minutes of play, Melenky FC's Dmitriy Goldberg made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efim Fedotov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zachary Piwowarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Lavrentev, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lavrentev in the 87th minute of play forced Melenky FC's goalkeeper Zachary Piwowarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitaliy Grischenko in the 94th minute of play forced Melenky FC's goalkeeper Zachary Piwowarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Melenky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Bolshakov came free, but Zachary Piwowarski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efim Fedotov made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Ivan Wennerquist sent off a good shot on target. When Rudolf Veryugin fell near the penalty area in the 99th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STORM's protests and gave Rudolf Veryugin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 99th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolf Veryugin to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, STORM's Efim Fedotov got control of the ball when Ivan Wennerquist tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see STORM lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.