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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. Vladimir Kostin started the match with the kick off. Konstantin Denisov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evgeniy Prudnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Oleg Kanivetskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evgeniy Prudnikov in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konstantin Denisov saved ArmadA FC from getting behind. Konstantin Denisov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Kanivetskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Oktyabrsky FC booed when ArmadA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vyacheslav Getman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilya Dorenskiy hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Arkadiy Brodskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arkadiy Brodskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 32 played minutes ArmadA FC got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiy Brodskiy. After having played for 33 minutes, Evgeniy Prudnikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oktyabrsky FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evgeniy Prudnikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute, Ippolit Belousov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oleg Kanivetskiy struck a weak shot in the 39th 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 Oktyabrsky FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiy Brodskiy in the 42nd minute of play forced Oktyabrsky FC's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Rogovskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Arkadiy Brodskiy made the kick off in the second half. Vladimir Kostin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavel Kalinovich recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oktyabrsky FC's Vyacheslav Rogovskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiy Brodskiy in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Oktyabrsky FC's Ilya Dorenskiy got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiy Brodskiy in the 69th minute of play forced Oktyabrsky FC's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Rogovskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Arkadiy Brodskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vyacheslav Rogovskiy. Oktyabrsky FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arkadiy Brodskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 73 minutes, Konstantin Belyh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ArmadA FC and the Oktyabrsky FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ArmadA FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Konstantin Belyh hit a great ball. After 76 minutes, Arkadiy Brodskiy made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Oktyabrsky FC's Vyacheslav Rogovskiy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ArmadA FC's zone, Evgeniy Prudnikov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konstantin Denisov came out of the goal and Evgeniy Prudnikov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 81st minute of the match Vyacheslav Getman completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vyacheslav Getman a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Vyacheslav Getman kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 minutes, Karp Odintsov made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Oktyabrsky FC's Vyacheslav Rogovskiy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Karp Odintsov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vyacheslav Rogovskiy having to interfere. In the 89th minute Karp Odintsov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Rogovskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstantin Denisov came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Oktyabrsky FC's Evgeniy Prudnikov. But to his dismay, Evgeniy Prudnikov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ArmadA FC had won after a very even match.