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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. Georgiy Shilov started the match with the kick off. FC SSAU 2007's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Arkadiy Brodskiy 5 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Arkadiy Brodskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Aleksey Semeiko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The long shot by Grigoriy Demin in the 15th minute really tested Aleksey Semeiko's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 21st minute Arkadiy Brodskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksey Semeiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karp Odintsov struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Aleksey Semeiko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ArmadA FC. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerasim Karakin in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Konstantin Denisov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pavel Kalinovich hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Konstantin Denisov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerasim Karakin went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Ernest Cherchesov hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. ArmadA FC's Arkadiy Brodskiy was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 38th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ArmadA FC's goalkeeper Konstantin Denisov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ArmadA FC's Karp Odintsov got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arkadiy Brodskiy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arkadiy Brodskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Konstantin Denisov managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when FC SSAU 2007's Gerasim Karakin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Georgiy Shilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd match minute, ArmadA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Kalinovich to maneuver through the defense. After 65 played minutes FC SSAU 2007 got a freekick which was hit by Gerasim Karakin. In the 68th minute, Gerasim Karakin 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. Gerasim Karakins short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Konstantin Denisov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Georgiy Shilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, ArmadA FC's Viktor Shemyakin got a free kick in the 86th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC SSAU 2007 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.