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Yaroslavl
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) lipetsk's Wlodzimierz Dziuma got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 6 played minutes FC Rostov got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Makhin. Wlodzimierz Dziuma recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 8 played minutes FC Rostov got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Makhin. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Wlodzimierz Dziuma sped through FC Rostov's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mark Zabeivorota. Zula Karbowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikita Kozarin in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, FC Rostov's Nikita Kozarin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zula Karbowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of lipetsk booed when FC Rostov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Makhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Valeriy Kekcheev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mark Zabeivorota was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wlodzimierz Dziuma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mark Zabeivorota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Kekcheev in the 24th minute of play forced FC Rostov's goalkeeper Mark Zabeivorota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Wlodzimierz Dziuma came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the lipetsk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wlodzimierz Dziuma couldn't finish the play. Wlodzimierz Dziuma struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Mark Zabeivorota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for lipetsk. In the 33rd minute, Vladimir Arhipov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the game, Vsevolod Turov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Mark Zabeivorota was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 38 played minutes lipetsk got a freekick which was hit by Wlodzimierz Dziuma. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Wlodzimierz Dziuma sped through FC Rostov's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mark Zabeivorota. Valeriy Kekcheev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mark Zabeivorota having to make a save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valeriy Kekcheev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, lipetsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriy Kekcheev to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, lipetsk's Valeriy Kekcheev fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Mark Zabeivorota was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. Mark Zabeivorota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Dziuma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. lipetsk's Vsevolod Turov pulled a muscle in his back after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. lipetsk's Roman Haritonov was substituted for Vsevolod Turov. After 59 played minutes FC Rostov got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Zaslavskiy. 0-6 became the score in the 67th minute when Valeriy Kekcheev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 74 minutes into the game, lipetsk's Valeriy Kekcheev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mark Zabeivorota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. In the 80th minute, FC Rostov's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Wlodzimierz Dziuma fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Wlodzimierz Dziuma was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 82nd minute. lipetsk's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Zula Karbowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasim Potapov in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Gerasim Potapov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zula Karbowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zula Karbowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikita Kozarin in the 96th minute of the match. The FC Rostov fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. lipetsk were clearly better and deserved to take the win.