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Spartak
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikolay Ershov took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vsevolod Lebedenko during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Korolev was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Lebedenko to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Nikolay Ershov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viktor Soshin was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 7th minute Vsevolod Lebedenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moises Lesardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Spartak Ivanovo's Nikolay Ershov in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Korolev's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the game, Vasiliy Bolshakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Korolev's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spartak Ivanovo the free kick. 15 minutes into the match, Korolev's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Ershov came free, but Viktor Soshin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Spartak Ivanovo booed when Korolev was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuil Nakhimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viktor Soshin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikolay Ershov went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Korolev getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Emmanuil Nakhimov hit a great ball. Korolev's Rudolf Nikitin was substituted for David Azachevskiy. A collision led to Korolev getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Emmanuil Nakhimov hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikolay Ershov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Viktor Soshin. That made the score 2-0 in the 27 minute of play. Viktor Soshin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniil Strelkov took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Viktor Soshin. Viktor Soshin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After a rather tough play, Korolev's Gennadiy Saprykin got a free kick in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniil Strelkov got free with Viktor Soshin in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Korolev defense, Daniil Strelkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viktor Soshin. The Korolev fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viktor Soshin should have stopped the shot. Emmanuil Dorofeev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Viktor Soshin came out and tried to block the shot, but Emmanuil Dorofeev slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 42nd minute. After having played for 45 minutes, Vsevolod Lebedenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Korolev's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vsevolod Lebedenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Viktor Soshin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 55 minutes of play, Spartak Ivanovo's Daniil Strelkov made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Viktor Soshin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 61st match minute, Korolev was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Chernavskiy to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimir Chernavskiy got free with Moises Lesardo in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikolay Ershov scored 7-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Viktor Soshin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Viktor Soshin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 72nd minute of the match Vsevolod Lebedenko completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vsevolod Lebedenko a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Korolev getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Vsevolod Lebedenko hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Betonowy in the 78th minute of play forced Korolev's goalkeeper Viktor Soshin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Nikolay Ershov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Soshin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktor Soshin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Betonowy in the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the game, Spartak Ivanovo's Nikolay Ershov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viktor Soshin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 84th match minute, Korolev was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emmanuil Nakhimov to maneuver through the defense. Korolev's Viktor Soshin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Strelkov in the 86th minute of play. Korolev's Viktor Soshin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Betonowy in the 88th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Vladimir Chernavskiy could shoot a difficult shot in the 91st minute, which Moises Lesardo however easily saved by the left post. Viktor Soshin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Ershov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniil Fefelin during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th match minute, Korolev was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniil Fefelin to maneuver through the defense. Nikolay Ershov took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Viktor Soshin. Viktor Soshin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Korolev's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.