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Greenfield Arena
Spectators: 8361 (Terracing: 6307, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 120) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vyacheslav Doborovich got the match started through his kick off. If Emmanuil Orlov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmanuil Orlov in the 6th minute of play forced Siberian Knights's goalkeeper Anton Esipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emmanuil Orlov in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anton Esipov saved Siberian Knights from getting behind. Anton Esipov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmanuil Orlov in the 17th minute of the match. If Emmanuil Orlov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Esipov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmanuil Orlov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Efim Davydov in the 25th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Siberian Knights's Pavel Kolotovkin. Anton Esipov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmanuil Orlov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dmitriy Stogov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniil Bozhenkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Esipov having to interfere. Anton Esipov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emmanuil Orlov in the 36th minute of play. The throw-in from Efim Davydov in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Siberian Knights's Vyacheslav Doborovich. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emmanuil Orlov in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anton Esipov saved Siberian Knights from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, Dmitriy Stogov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anton Esipov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniil Bozhenkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emmanuil Orlov to make the kick off. Anton Esipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniil Bozhenkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Siberian Knights's goalkeeper Anton Esipov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniil Bozhenkin. 57 minutes into the match, Tibau De Groote notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Siberian Knights's Anton Esipov. Anton Esipov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniil Bozhenkin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anton Esipov firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 67th minute, Tibau De Groote made a precise shot to the right of Anton Esipov. Siberian Knights's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 70 minutes into the game, Orenburg's Daniil Bozhenkin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anton Esipov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Anton Esipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emmanuil Orlov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Anton Esipov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Bozhenkin in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Orenburg were awarded a corner. Daniil Bozhenkin went to the cornerflag to take it. In the last second Anton Esipov throw himself and got hold of the ball when Emmanuil Orlov in the 82ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. If Tibau De Groote had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match was over Orenburg could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Siberian Knights throughout the match.