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Almetyevsk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valeriy Noskov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Valentin Melnikov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Tuareg's Valeriy Noskov in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Almetyevsk's goalie prevented a goal. After 6 minutes of play, Tuareg's Bogdan Muhin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Bliznyuk was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute of the match Yakov Kalitvintsev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Bliznyuk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 11 played minutes Almetyevsk got a freekick which was hit by Klim Bazzhin. Artur Bliznyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Kapchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Bogdan Muhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Bliznyuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veniamin Strelkov's late challenge caught a Almetyevsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Veniamin Strelkov helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tuareg! Afanasiy Enohin made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Rasul Strazhnikov sent off a good shot on target. Valeriy Noskov scored 0-3 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Bliznyuk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Valeriy Noskov sped through Almetyevsk's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur Bliznyuk. After a rather tough play, Almetyevsk's Valentin Melnikov got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th match minute, Tuareg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Fokin to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute of the match, Valentin Melnikov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Afanasiy Enohin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Almetyevsk players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tuareg were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Melnikov to make the kick off. Artur Bliznyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriy Noskov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yan Kapchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Tuareg's Bogdan Muhin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artur Bliznyuk. That made the score 0-5 after 59 minutes of play. Artur Bliznyuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Kapchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valeriy Noskov in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Bliznyuk saved Almetyevsk from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Tuareg's Artur Bliznyuk threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bogdan Muhin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Valeriy Noskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Artur Bliznyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tuareg's Valeriy Noskov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 73rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 83rd minute, Lev Eremin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valeriy Noskov got free with Artur Bliznyuk in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valeriy Noskovs short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Artur Bliznyuk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Almetyevsk's goalkeeper Artur Bliznyuk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Artur Bliznyuk managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Tuareg's Valeriy Noskov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Tuareg's Yan Kapchenko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artur Bliznyuk. That made the score 0-7 after 92 minutes of play.