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Donbass Arena
Spectators: 8254 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anton Gurev took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigoriy Rusakov got free with Timofey Ivlev in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Timofey Ivlev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Oleg Mishin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vladivostok the free kick. In the 9th minute Vladislav Stoyanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Grivtsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilya Ivanets in the 13th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Igor Grivtsov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Grivtsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilya Ivanets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gurev in the 15th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Igor Grivtsov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Vladivostok's zone, Sergey Shevchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timofey Ivlev came out of the goal and Sergey Shevchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Timofey Ivlev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vadim Grigoriev in the 22nd minute. Igor Grivtsov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Gurev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Grivtsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladislav Stoyanov in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Gleb Kelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Grivtsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Grivtsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladislav Stoyanov in the 29th minute of the match. Igor Grivtsov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Gurev, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 36th minute Anton Gurev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Grivtsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Grigoriy Rusakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Stoyanov in the 38th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Igor Grivtsov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Vladivostok's Vladislav Stoyanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Igor Grivtsov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 41 minutes of play, Vladivostok's Gleb Kelin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Grivtsov was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Oleg Mishin made the kick off in the second half. Timofey Ivlev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd match minute, Vladivostok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladislav Stoyanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute Oleg Mishin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timofey Ivlev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gurev in the 55th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Igor Grivtsov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Sergey Shevchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timofey Ivlev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergey Shevchenko scored 1-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timofey Ivlev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Timofey Ivlev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Shevchenko in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sergey Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timofey Ivlev was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 69 minutes into the match, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Gurev came free, but Igor Grivtsov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Sergey Shevchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timofey Ivlev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 played minutes Vladivostok got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Aborenkov. In the 75th minute of the match Rudolf Hubaev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Timofey Ivlev skillfully saved the ball. Timofey Ivlev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Grivtsov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilya Ivanets in the 82nd minute of play. After 83 minutes, Grigoriy Rusakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Vladivostok players grew even worse after the yellow card. Grigoriy Rusakov hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the game, one of FC Shakhtar Donetsk:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Igor Grivtsov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Gurev in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Vladislav Stoyanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vladivostok fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. During the 95th minute of the match Oleg Mishin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Oleg Mishin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Oleg Mishin got a free kick in the 96th minute. Anton Gurev struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Igor Grivtsov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vladivostok.