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Friends Arena
Spectators: 8463 (Terracing: 6348, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) After 3 played minutes Спартак got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Dolfo. Vadim Harlamov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Eliseev in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Albert Schegodskiy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Vadim Harlamov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 21 minutes into the match, Спартак's goal looked a bit too open when Samuil Bugaev came free, but Aleksandr Sibirev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Elizardo Corrales was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Спартак's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seleucia Pierià the free kick. Elizardo Corrales hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Seleucia Pierià's Afanasiy Perevezentsev couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Спартак. The throw-in from Rudolf Gorodetskiy in the 29th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Спартак's Tobias Dolfo. The supporters of Seleucia Pierià booed when Спартак was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerasim Ovchinnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Vitaliy Eliseev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Спартак fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 42 minutes of play, Спартак's Albert Schegodskiy made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vadim Harlamov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Seleucia Pierià booed when Спартак was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Schegodskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitaliy Eliseev was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Спартак got a freekick which was hit by Vitaliy Eliseev. The supporters of Спартак booed when Seleucia Pierià was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afanasiy Perevezentsev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Seleucia Pierià defense, Vitaliy Eliseev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vadim Harlamov. The Seleucia Pierià fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vadim Harlamov should have stopped the shot. In the 60th minute Albert Schegodskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vadim Harlamov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Clay Addison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 played minutes Seleucia Pierià got a freekick which was hit by Boris Babitskiy. Спартак's Albert Schegodskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Vitaliy Eliseev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolay Dudnikov hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Vadim Harlamov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Schegodskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Seleucia Pierià's goalkeeper Vadim Harlamov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Seleucia Pierià's zone, Albert Schegodskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vadim Harlamov came out of the goal and Albert Schegodskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniil Ryabushkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aleksandr Sibirev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniil Ryabushkin ran back to his position shaking his head. Спартак's Aleksandr Sibirev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuil Bugaev in the 81st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Спартак's Albert Schegodskiy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vadim Harlamov. That made the score 0-7 after 84 minutes of play. Vitaliy Eliseev might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vadim Harlamov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vitaliy Eliseev ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the match, Seleucia Pierià's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Schegodskiy came free, but Vadim Harlamov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Albert Schegodskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vadim Harlamov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vitaliy Eliseev, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 92 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Vadim Harlamov was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Danila Blokhin hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Спартак's Vitaliy Eliseev got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vadim Harlamov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitaliy Eliseev in the 95th minute. The Seleucia Pierià fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Спартак were clearly better and deserved to take the win.