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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Anton Esipov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Broyakovskiy in the 6th minute of the match. With a little luck, Siberian Knights's Anton Esipov got control of the ball when Nikolay Bulashev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Open Space's Igor Broyakovskiy was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 10th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Open Space's Igor Broyakovskiy got a free kick in the 12th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Broyakovskiy in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anton Esipov saved Siberian Knights from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vyacheslav Omelyanenko during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Open Space booed when Siberian Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vyacheslav Omelyanenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arseniy Fadeev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Anton Esipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anton Esipov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Broyakovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anton Esipov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Broyakovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Open Space booed when Siberian Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Smirnov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vyacheslav Doborovich in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck German Filippov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vladislav Nikitin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Filippov having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Igor Broyakovskiy made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikolay Bulashev in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anton Esipov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 55 minutes into the match, Igor Broyakovskiy notched a goal, 3-0, 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. Viktor Bolshakov hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Igor Broyakovskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Siberian Knights getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Viktor Bolshakov hit a great ball. Siberian Knights's Viktor Bolshakov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ilya Ivashov, made in the 66th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Vladislav Nikitin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Siberian Knights's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladislav Nikitin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Filippov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anton Esipov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Broyakovskiy in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Vyacheslav Omelyanenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Open Space's Igor Broyakovskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Siberian Knights defense, Igor Broyakovskiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anton Esipov. The Siberian Knights fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anton Esipov should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Igor Broyakovskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Esipov was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. The Open Space fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Open Space's Igor Broyakovskiy looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vsevolod Abeldyaev hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Vyacheslav Doborovich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. German Filippov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Siberian Knights players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Open Space.