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Spectators: 8414 (Terracing: 6311, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Grigoriy Ignatiev made the kick off which started today's match. Henry Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Artur Bliznyuk made a huge save. In the 10th minute, ЦСКА Москва's Grigoriy Ignatiev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artur Bliznyuk. Artur Bliznyuk yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Grigoriy Ignatiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Bliznyuk having to interfere. A collision led to Almetyevsk getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Klim Bazzhin hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Rasul Strazhnikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Khokhlov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Almetyevsk getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Valentin Melnikov hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Lev Eremin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Almetyevsk's Lev Eremin got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 45th match minute, Almetyevsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lev Eremin to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when ЦСКА Москва's Grigoriy Ignatiev fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Henry Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Artur Bliznyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Melnikov to make the kick off. Mikhail Khokhlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Melnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ЦСКА Москва's Kirill Trofimov got a free kick in the 61st minute. 61 minutes into the match, ЦСКА Москва's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Melnikov came free, but Mikhail Khokhlov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Roman Baburin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mikhail Khokhlov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Henry Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Bliznyuk having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Almetyevsk's zone, Grigoriy Ignatiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Bliznyuk came out of the goal and Grigoriy Ignatiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artur Bliznyuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Costa in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Henry Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ЦСКА Москва fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Grigoriy Ignatiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Bliznyuk having to interfere. Henry Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Khokhlov had great luck who in the 90thth minute grab hold of the ball when Valentin Melnikov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a rather tough play, ЦСКА Москва's Serafín Alcalde got a free kick in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kirill Dybenko during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kirill Dybenko kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The supporters of Almetyevsk booed when ЦСКА Москва was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafín Alcalde didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee ended the match the ЦСКА Москва players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.