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ArmadA Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arkadiy Brodskiy started the match with the kick off. Irakliy Mamontov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Denisov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ArmadA FC's Vyacheslav Getman got a free kick in the 8th minute. Louis Nieves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, ArmadA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marat Kebich came free, but Konstantin Denisov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Arkadiy Brodskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ArmadA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nefteyugansk the free kick. In the 18th match minute, ArmadA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiy Brodskiy to maneuver through the defense. Konstantin Denisov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Nieves, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Karp Odintsov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Valentin Gordeychuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nefteyugansk's Vladimir Kovtunov got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Louis Nieves charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louis Nieves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Louis Nieves hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The supporters of ArmadA FC booed when Nefteyugansk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Nieves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nefteyugansk's Valentin Gordeychuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiy Brodskiy in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Kudryashov in the 30th minute of play forced ArmadA FC's goalkeeper Konstantin Denisov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Nefteyugansk's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Vyacheslav Getman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marat Kebich in the 33rd minute of play forced ArmadA FC's goalkeeper Konstantin Denisov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Marat Kebich 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. When Nefteyugansk's Marat Kebich in 42 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Konstantin Denisov guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Aleksey Izmailov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Konstantin Denisov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Vladimir Kovtunov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nefteyugansk's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Kovtunov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konstantin Denisov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Vyacheslav Getman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Gordeychuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Kalinovich in the 55th minute of play. After 56 played minutes ArmadA FC got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Brodskiy. When Marat Kebich, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 66 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Konstantin Denisov was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Valentin Gordeychuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiy Brodskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Valentin Gordeychuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karp Odintsov in the 70th minute of play. When Anton Kudryashov came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Nefteyugansk 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 Anton Kudryashov couldn't finish the play. Valentin Gordeychuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karp Odintsov in the 73rd minute of the match. Konstantin Denisov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marat Kebich in the 77th minute of play. Nefteyugansk's Aleksey Izmailov got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aleksey Izmailov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marat Kebichs short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Konstantin Denisov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Anton Kudryashov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nefteyugansk's supporters rose to their feet, but Anton Kudryashov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konstantin Denisov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marat Kebich struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Konstantin Denisov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nefteyugansk. Nefteyugansk's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.