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Ivanovo
Spectators: 7104 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1954, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aleksandr Zhitkov started the match with the kick off. Rudolf Kalashnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viktor Efremov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Timofey Novikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Команда Сахалин 5030 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Trofim Bedritskiy hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Igor Varlamov 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. Ivanovo's Timofey Novikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Efremov in the 22nd minute of play. Rudolf Kalashnikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov in the 30th minute of the match. Timofey Novikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Zvyagintsev in the 32nd minute of the match. Mikhail Grunin kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35thth minute of the game Igor Varlamov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Команда Сахалин 5030's Rudolf Kalashnikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Команда Сахалин 5030's zone, Igor Varlamov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudolf Kalashnikov came out of the goal and Igor Varlamov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Ivanovo getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Aleksandr Zhitkov hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Igor Varlamov made a precise shot to the right of Rudolf Kalashnikov. Команда Сахалин 5030's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Afanasiy Dvorskiy to make the kick off. Afanasiy Dvorskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Timofey Novikov made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afanasiy Dvorskiy got free with Timofey Novikov in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Ivanovo's Mikhail Grunin got a free kick in the 56th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lev But during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rudolf Kalashnikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov in the 60th minute of the match. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Команда Сахалин 5030's goalie and right to Mikhail Rybakov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Команда Сахалин 5030's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Igor Varlamov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valeriy Golovatskiy got free with Timofey Novikov in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Aleksandr Zhitkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 71 minutes into the game, Igor Varlamov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Rudolf Kalashnikov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ivanovo's Aleksandr Zhitkov managed to work through Команда Сахалин 5030's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Aleksandr Zhitkov dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 79 minutes into the match, Команда Сахалин 5030's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandr Zhitkov came free, but Rudolf Kalashnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Команда Сахалин 5030 defense, Igor Varlamov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rudolf Kalashnikov. The Команда Сахалин 5030 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rudolf Kalashnikov should have stopped the shot. Igor Varlamov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rudolf Kalashnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danila Tikhomirov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Aleksandr Zhitkov made a precise shot to the right of Rudolf Kalashnikov. Команда Сахалин 5030's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Rudolf Kalashnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Rudolf Kalashnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Varlamov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rudolf Kalashnikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandr Zhitkov in the 95th minute of the match. Ivanovo's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.